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Why did Ida B Wells risk her own life to speak out against lynching?
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Ida B. Wells thought that lynching was a brutal way of showing racism and she thought it was wrong.
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What did Ida b wells against throughout her life?
Lynching.
How did the abolition of slavery change African Americans way of life in the southern states following the Civil War?
It led the African MEN to have Rights to vote, was still lynching and beatings, and led former slaves
What did Fredrick Douglas do to work against slavery?
He wrote about his life and gave speeches
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Wrote about his life and gave speeches
What did Frederick Douglas do to work against slavery?
he wrote about his life and gave speeches
What did Ida b. wells crusade against throughout her life?
Lynching.
What did Ida Wells crusade against throughout her life?
Lynching.
What did Ida b wells against throughout her life?
Lynching.
How many books did Ida b. wells write?
Fight against lynching.
What did Ida B. Crusade against throughout her life?
Lynching.
Can a home equity loan be taken against property under life estate?
yes, wells Fargo is willing to do this.
What is the history of gauge Park in Chicago?
African-American Perspectives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biography Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) Ida B. Wells (1862-1931). LC-USZ62-107756 DLC. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American woman of striking courage and conviction. She achieved nationwide attention as leader of the anti-lynching crusade. Raised in Mississippi after the Civil War, Wells worked her way through Rust College and taught school in Memphis, Tennessee. A writer, she became part-owner of a newspaper, the Memphis Free Speech. In May 1892, in response to an article on a local lynching, a mob ransacked her offices and threatened her life if she did not leave town. Moving to Chicago, Wells continued to write about Southern lynchings. While investigating, she would go directly to the site of a killing, sometimes despite extreme danger. In 1895, she published The Red Record, the first documented statistical report on lynching. A forceful speaker, Wells lectured widely in the North and in Great Britain. She was a founding member of the National Afro-American Council, served as its secretary, and was chairman of its Anti-Lynching Bureau. Wells was also a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Wells married African-American rights advocate Ferdinand Barnett, and the couple published the Chicago Conservator. They were considered pillars of the black community of Chicago. Ida B. Wells-Barnett had several children, including Ida B. Wells, Jr. Return to Mob Violence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- African-American Perspectives
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Jean Louis Finch
What has the author Marcet Haldeman-Julius written?
Marcet Haldeman-Julius has written: 'Famous Unsolved Murder Mysteries' 'The story of a lynching' -- subject(s): History, Lynching, Race relations, African Americans, Racism, Crimes against 'Famous and interesting guests of a Kansas farm' -- subject(s): American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Intellectual life
What are the release dates for The Tulsa Lynching of 1921 A Hidden Story - 2000 TV?
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921 A Hidden Story - 2000 TV was released on: USA: 31 May 2000 (Cinemax Reel Life)
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David Wells is a Scottish medium and astrologer. There is no information available about his family life or his private life.
