Ida B. Wells Quiz

When was Ida B. Wells born into slavery?

• 1860

• 1862

• 1878

• 1884

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

What did Ida's father start in Mississippi?

• A hospital

• A school for newly freed Black people

• A newspaper

• A church

What disease caused the death of Ida's parents and baby brother in 1878?

• Smallpox

• Cholera

• Yellow fever

• Tuberculosis

What did Ida do when she was asked to move to the train car for Black people?

• She moved to the car

• She bit a man

• She left the train

• She called the police

How much money did Ida win when she took the railroad to court?

• $100

• $200

• $500

• $1000

What profession did Ida B. Wells pursue to inform people about racism in the South?

• Teacher

• Lawyer

• Journalist

• Doctor