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Ida B. Wells was born
Ida was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi -
Family Tragedy
Ida lost her 10 month-old brother and her parents to the yellow fever. She was left to support her siblings. In order to support them she drops out of school and becomes a teacher in an all black elementary. -
Railroad incident
A train conducted forces Ida to give up her seat.she refuses and later sues the railroad for illegal racial segregation -
Lynching campaign
Ida was angered by a lynching in Memphis and soon after started a lynching campaign. -
Gets a job
Ida gets a job as a co-owner and editor for the "Free speech and headlight" .It later was destroyed by a mob because of her campaign against lynching and the articles. -
Famous speech
Ida writes "southern horrors: lynching law in all its phases". In this she explains the causes behind the lynch mobs and irrational fear of black men. -
Gaining support
Ida lectured abroad to drum up support for her cause among reformed whites. -
Ban on African-Americans
Upset by this Ida penned and circulated a pamphlet entitled "The reason why the colored American is represented in the worlds Colombian exposition." -
N.A.A.C.P
Ida along with W.E.B Boris, Archibald Grimké, Henery Moskowitz, Charles Edward Russel, Florence Kelley, William English Walling, Oswald garrison Villard, and Mary white ovington created the N.A.A.C.P -
"Crusade of justice"
Ida began writing her autobiography. In 1970 Ida's daughter, Alfreda Duster, finally has it published. -
Death
Ida dies before being able to finish her autobiography in Chicago at the age of 68.