Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Journalist, civil rights activist, anti-lynching crusader, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was a cofounder of the NAACP and active in women's issues.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Biography
A biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, muckraking journalist and anti-lynching crusader.
A biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, muckraking journalist and anti-lynching crusader.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Profile
A summary of the contributions and life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, muck-raking journalist and anti-lynching crusader.
A summary of the contributions and life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, muck-raking journalist and anti-lynching crusader.
Black Women Sent to the Back of the Suffrage March
Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell had very different reactions when black women were asked to march at the end of a suffrage parade in 1913.
Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell had very different reactions when black women were asked to march at the end of a suffrage parade in 1913.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Anti-Lynching Crusade
Jessica McElrath, About's Guide to African American History, describes the life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and her work to end lynching.
Jessica McElrath, About's Guide to African American History, describes the life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and her work to end lynching.
Lynch Law in Georgia - by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
An online copy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's study on lynching in Georgia.
An online copy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's study on lynching in Georgia.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Biography, part of "The Progress of a People" collection on African-American Perspectives.
Biography, part of "The Progress of a People" collection on African-American Perspectives.
Ida B. Wells Barnett
A short bibliography of resources on Ida B. Wells Barnett. At this writing, the resources include items as late as 1992.
A short bibliography of resources on Ida B. Wells Barnett. At this writing, the resources include items as late as 1992.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
A biographical sketch of Ida B. Wells-Barnett from the National Women's Hall of Fame (Wells-Barnett was inducted in 1988).
A biographical sketch of Ida B. Wells-Barnett from the National Women's Hall of Fame (Wells-Barnett was inducted in 1988).
Ida B. Wells Barnett
From PBS.org, a brief biographical sketch with some excellent suggestions for further reading (print resources).
From PBS.org, a brief biographical sketch with some excellent suggestions for further reading (print resources).
Ida. B. Wells-Barnett
A biography with further readings from the Encyclopedia of World Biography, a Gale resource.
A biography with further readings from the Encyclopedia of World Biography, a Gale resource.
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
A short biography of Wells-Barnett, with some ideas for classroom discussion on racial issues in criminal punishment today.
A short biography of Wells-Barnett, with some ideas for classroom discussion on racial issues in criminal punishment today.
Ida B. Wells Barnett biography
From Women in History, a group of actresses who portray historical figures, including Wells-Barnett.
From Women in History, a group of actresses who portray historical figures, including Wells-Barnett.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett House
Landmark home in Chicago, where Wells-Barnett resided with her husband, journalist and lawyer Ferdinand Lee Barnett.
Landmark home in Chicago, where Wells-Barnett resided with her husband, journalist and lawyer Ferdinand Lee Barnett.
Ida B. Wells: 'People like this will never give up'
Janelle Gamez-Prince's winning essay, 1995, on Ida B. Wells, published in honor of African American History Month.
Janelle Gamez-Prince's winning essay, 1995, on Ida B. Wells, published in honor of African American History Month.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and American Reform, 1880-1930
Read the introduction from Patricia A. Schechter's 2001 biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Read the introduction from Patricia A. Schechter's 2001 biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett(1862-1931) and Her Passion for Justice
Essay by Lee D. Baker on the work of Wells-Barnett for racial and gender justice.
Essay by Lee D. Baker on the work of Wells-Barnett for racial and gender justice.
Ida B. Wells: Anti-Lynching Crusader
A biographical sketch of Ida B. Wells, focusing primarily on her work against lynching.
A biographical sketch of Ida B. Wells, focusing primarily on her work against lynching.
Ida B. Wells - Special Collections Research Center
Information on how to access the Ida B. Wells papers collected at the University of Chicago.
Information on how to access the Ida B. Wells papers collected at the University of Chicago.
Dedication ceremonies--Ida B. Wells Homes
An image of a 1940 WPA poster in honor of the dedication of the Chicago housing project named for Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
An image of a 1940 WPA poster in honor of the dedication of the Chicago housing project named for Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Lynch law in Georgia
By Ida B. Wells-Barnett: her story of lynching taken from the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution, and including reports from a Chicago detective investigating killings in Georgia.
By Ida B. Wells-Barnett: her story of lynching taken from the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution, and including reports from a Chicago detective investigating killings in Georgia.
To the members of the Anti-Lynching Bureau
An appeal by Wells-Barnett to African Americans to support the Anti-Lynching Bureau via membership and money at a time when lynchings were rising and newspaper accounts and interest declining.
An appeal by Wells-Barnett to African Americans to support the Anti-Lynching Bureau via membership and money at a time when lynchings were rising and newspaper accounts and interest declining.