Katherine Monge & Linda Grimaldo

Jim Crow are laws about the rights black people had in the South, after Reconstruction. They are segregation laws. WHAT IS JIM CROW?

From 1861 to 1865, Civil War took place between Southern and Northern states because of the issue of slavery. Jim Crow was a white solution for dealing with the new free slaves. Whites were being unjust and they were using methods of terror. WHEN DID JIM CROW HAPPENED?

Ida B. Wells was important to the African-American rights because she led the way for the civil rights movement, and without her the NAACP would not have been created. She helped save a lot of African- American people from lynching from white people. WHY WAS IDA B. WELLS IMPORTANT FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN RIGHTS?

NAACP stands for the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People. NAACP is important because they supported African Americans to fight for their rights. WHAT IS NAACP?

Lynching is the killing of Black people by hanging. Whites hanged Blacks for “raping” their women. Ida found that these women had consented. She created the lynch law in 1893 to prevent further lynching. HOW DID IDA B. WELLS TRY TO STOP THE ACT OF LYNCHING?

The lynch law is the practice of lynching under a mob rule. Ida B. Wells spoke against the lynch law and showed proof of the injustices suffered by African- American citizens. WHAT IS THE LYNCH LAW?

During Reconstruction, Ida B. Wells was living in Memphis. Southern white people didn’t want African-Americans. Unfortunately, she was a victim of their hatred via “Jim Crow.” Ida B. Wells had purchased a first class train ticket and thus, she sat in first class but this was not permitted because only whites could do so. The conductor told Ida she had to sit in the back side. Ida refused to moved and the conductor took her out. Ida won a case against the train company but it was reversed later. After this, Ida became a defender of African American rights.

Ida B Wells was tired of all the injustices by Whites against Blacks like lynching and the lack of equality. She created new foundations that helped African Americans economically. Ida affected Black women by fighting for their rights specifically. Her biggest contribution was motivating African Americans to fight for their rights. Ida’s actions inspired the Civil Rights Movement. HOW DID IDA B. WELLS AFFECT AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE AT THAT TIME?

“Separate but equal.” Importance: Whites tell themselves this to excuse being racist that allows Jim Crow. “The (conductor) tried to drag me out of the seat, but the moment he caught hold of my arm I fastened my teeth in the back of his hand.” Importance: Ida B. Wells the defender is born. TWO POWERFUL QUOTATIONS.