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WorksheetsIda B. Wells Quiz
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
When was Ida B. Wells born into slavery?
1862
1878
1884
1865
What significant event happened six months after Ida B. Wells was born?
The Civil War ended
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
Ida became a teacher
Ida moved to Nashville
What did Ida B. Wells' father do in Mississippi?
Started a school for newly freed Black people
Opened a newspaper
Became a lawyer
Moved to Nashville
What happened to Ida B. Wells' family in 1878?
They moved to Nashville
They died of yellow fever
They started a newspaper
They won a court case
What action did Ida B. Wells take on a train from Memphis to Nashville in 1884?
She refused to move to the train car for Black people
She started a school
She became a journalist
She moved to Mississippi
What profession did Ida B. Wells pursue to fight against racism?
Teacher
Journalist
Lawyer
Doctor
