Ida Wells was a very influential person who lived between 1862 and 1931. She accomplished a lot of things during her lifetime. She attended school, became a writer, then became an anti-lynching activist, and was a great speaker. But not only did she do these things, she put her mind to them and succeeded at all of them. She pushed herself through the obstacles that stacked in front of her; such as being looked down on, being mobbed, relocating, and people strongly disagreeing with her. She even went through some difficult times growing up.
Ida Wells was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi [11]. She was the oldest child of a slave couple James and Elizabeth Wells [11]. When she was born, it was two years into the Civil War [11]. As Wells grew older, she became very interested in politics because her parents were very much involved with them[11]. James Wells was heavily involved in politics as he was a member of the Loyal League (a black political group) [11]. Elizabeth Wells was a very religious disciplinarian who dedicated a strong work
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She dealt with a lot of troubles while she was growing up, but at the same time, she experienced some educational things like going to school to learn to read and write and becoming a teacher. She went on to become a great writer for a lot of newspapers and journals. She not only wrote for the public sector, she also wrote a lot of books, pamphlets and other text. The majority of her writings focused on lynching and her understanding of the subject. She wrote an article called “Lynch Law,” to show the effects lynching had on the black race. She also gave speeches about lynching all over the world. She started in the South, then moved north and went to the U.K., and then continued her speeches in Chicago. She eventually died in 1931. She completed a lot of work between 1862 and 1931. She was a hero to a lot of people and was an inspiration all over the