How Did Ida B Wells Become An Activist

Ida B. Wells is one of the most iconic African American women reformists that boldly challenged social injustices and demand for equality. She was raised in Holy Springs, Mississippi that was freed from slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. Granted educational opportunities her enthusiasm to learn and the search for the truth grew which led her to many achievements on being a teacher, businesswomen, newspaper columnist, and investigative journalist. The best achievement though was her international anti-lynching campaign that increased awareness for change. Ida B. Wells was able to succeed in her activist’s efforts through her courageous nobility instilled by her parents, the oppression and violence she saw African Americans faced during and after Reconstruction, and her drive to implement change on the standards of gender and women’s rights. Ida was a child of six that was under the protective care of James and
Wells’ fearlessness and sincerity to confront issues of social injustices regarding race and gender has made her an exceptional figure in the black community as well as to all women. Wells witnessed the oppression thousands of African Americans suffered through as they encountered discrimination or fear from mob violence. Taught through her parents to never give up on fighting for changes for a better future, Ida used her words and voice to make society conscious of what is occurring in the U.S. She uncovers how struggling life was for African Americans transitioning into life as a freed man and inequalities that continually undermine their citizenship. Ida’s leadership in her anti-lynching campaign made it an international crime and visible for everyone to learn of the horrors that went on in silence. Further from racial discrepancies she faced, Ida also pushed for the progression of women. Her personal experiences that helped shape her noble character has earned her honorable reputation in racial equality and woman