{"product_id":"ida-b-wells-discovering-historys-heroes","title":"Diane Bailey: Ida B. Wells [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eJeter Publishing presents a brand-new series that celebrates men and women who altered the course of history but may not be as well-known as their counterparts. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIda B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn one fateful train ride from Memphis to Nashville, in May 1884, Wells reached a personal turning point. Having bought a first-class train ticket, she was outraged when the train crew ordered her to move to the car for African Americans. She refused and was forcibly removed from the train-but not before she bit one of the men on the hand. Wells sued the railroad, winning a $500 settlement. However, the decision was later overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis injustice led Ida B. Wells to pick up a pen to write about issues of race and politics in the South. Using the moniker \"Iola,\" a number of her articles were published in black newspapers and periodicals. Wells eventually became an owner of the \u003ci\u003eMemphis Free Speech and Headlight\u003c\/i\u003e, and, later, of the \u003ci\u003eFree Speech\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShe even took on the subject of lynching, and in 1898, Wells brought her anti-lynching campaign to the White House, leading a protest in Washington, DC, and calling for President William McKinley to make reforms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIda B. Wells never backed down in the fight for justice.","brand":"Bailey, Diane","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48020040122707,"sku":"XG81534424845","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bailey-diane-ida-b-wells-discovering-history-s-heroes-xg81534424845-55499738153299.jpg?v=1728140546","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/ida-b-wells-discovering-historys-heroes","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}