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Class Four
Ida B Wells-Barnett Research Paper
Ida B Wells- Barnett, was an important icon as well as an African American journalist and activist who achieved many great accomplishments throughout her lifetime. She founded and organized her own campaigns. Though she faced many challenges while she was younger, she never gave up on hope. Any chance she got to help or get involved she took it. She grew up a black women in a world of hate and racism which made it more difficult to have the same rights and abilities as others. Ida B Wells is known for her achievements as a newspaper writer and teacher. Ida B Wells-Barnett was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Ida B was the child to Lizzie Bell Warrenton …show more content…
She decided to write about her experience which started her career as an African-American newspaper journalist. Although this experience has inspired her to write and share in the perspective of an African American in the United States, it was not the only article she got inspired to write about. The year of 1892 three of Ida's’ friends were sent to be lynched (hanged) by a mob for no legal trial. She started an anti-lynching campaign to show support and compassion towards her friends. “Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.” In modern text “Brave and compassionate people, do not come together to torture and kill individuals for no purpose.” Although many thought the campaign was a superior idea, Ida’s campaign did not get very far as the newspaper office sacked her idea. She didn’t give up, instead she had the opportunity to travel to different countries around the world. She visited England and spread the message across there. From a very young age Ida was interested in teaching and in some ways she did pursue that career however her main focus and the main reason she is one of the greats today is for her inspiration and commitment to everyone. She wrote and founded many great and important organization which are still an ongoing foundation
Class Four
Ida B Wells-Barnett Research Paper
Ida B Wells- Barnett, was an important icon as well as an African American journalist and activist who achieved many great accomplishments throughout her lifetime. She founded and organized her own campaigns. Though she faced many challenges while she was younger, she never gave up on hope. Any chance she got to help or get involved she took it. She grew up a black women in a world of hate and racism which made it more difficult to have the same rights and abilities as others. Ida B Wells is known for her achievements as a newspaper writer and teacher. Ida B Wells-Barnett was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Ida B was the child to Lizzie Bell Warrenton …show more content…
She decided to write about her experience which started her career as an African-American newspaper journalist. Although this experience has inspired her to write and share in the perspective of an African American in the United States, it was not the only article she got inspired to write about. The year of 1892 three of Ida's’ friends were sent to be lynched (hanged) by a mob for no legal trial. She started an anti-lynching campaign to show support and compassion towards her friends. “Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.” In modern text “Brave and compassionate people, do not come together to torture and kill individuals for no purpose.” Although many thought the campaign was a superior idea, Ida’s campaign did not get very far as the newspaper office sacked her idea. She didn’t give up, instead she had the opportunity to travel to different countries around the world. She visited England and spread the message across there. From a very young age Ida was interested in teaching and in some ways she did pursue that career however her main focus and the main reason she is one of the greats today is for her inspiration and commitment to everyone. She wrote and founded many great and important organization which are still an ongoing foundation