Ida B Wells (1862-1931) MS

• Lost her parents to Yellow Fever when she was just 16.
• First African American to sue railroads.
• Friend of Susan B. Anthony.
• Founded the Alpa Suffrage Club in 1913, the first Black women’s suffrage organization in
• Was a pioneering journalist, anti-lynching activist, and suffragist who fought for the voting rights of both Black women and men.

Quotes:

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”

 

“One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or rat in a trap.”

 

“Treat the world well. It was not given to you by your parents but lent to you by your children.”

 

“Virtue knows no color line.”