Ida B. Wells was an inspired journalist and a woman who was different from many other women during her time of life. Paula Giddings, the author of Ida: A Sword Among Lions, does an extraordinary job by revealing Ida B. Wells to be one of the greatest achievers of her time. Giddings is able to bring to life the personality of Wells and create images of what took place during segregation. Ida: A Sword Among Lions is one narrative that will sweep your mind. This narrative is about fighting the struggle against lynching in the southern states. Lynching was a practice that was only used on black men and women as a way of punishment.
Wells was born in 1862 in Holly Springs, MS where both of her parents were slaves. Her mother and father both died when she was just 16 years old from yellow fever. Having to mature at a very young age, Wells took the initiative to raise her younger siblings with the help of her family. She was able to further her education where she grew to love the works of Shakespeare. Ida B. Wells then became a teacher to support her family, later moving to Memphis,TN. Once she moved to Memphis, she started to pursue an interest in journalism, where she landed a column for a …show more content…
Ida B. Wells decided to write about Moss’s death in her paper, Free Speech, which almost costed her her life. The whites destroyed her newspaper office where she worked. Wells decided to stay in New York and publish , The Truth About Lynching, an article explaining what she really thought about the white men and women in America. In this article she expressed that some white women chose to be friends with black men and that black women could not dare look at white men. She initiated boycotts and strikes to be held by blacks to protest lynchings. Wells purchased a gun for her protection, but journalism was her primary weapon to fight
Wells was born in 1862 in Holly Springs, MS where both of her parents were slaves. Her mother and father both died when she was just 16 years old from yellow fever. Having to mature at a very young age, Wells took the initiative to raise her younger siblings with the help of her family. She was able to further her education where she grew to love the works of Shakespeare. Ida B. Wells then became a teacher to support her family, later moving to Memphis,TN. Once she moved to Memphis, she started to pursue an interest in journalism, where she landed a column for a …show more content…
Ida B. Wells decided to write about Moss’s death in her paper, Free Speech, which almost costed her her life. The whites destroyed her newspaper office where she worked. Wells decided to stay in New York and publish , The Truth About Lynching, an article explaining what she really thought about the white men and women in America. In this article she expressed that some white women chose to be friends with black men and that black women could not dare look at white men. She initiated boycotts and strikes to be held by blacks to protest lynchings. Wells purchased a gun for her protection, but journalism was her primary weapon to fight