Ida B. Wells
Civil Rights Leader

Ida B. Wells Net Worth

Ida B. Wells was a prominent civil rights leader and women's rights activist born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, MS. She gained national attention for her work in documenting the groups lynching blacks in the United States, and her activism helped to bring attention to the issue of racial injustice in the country. Her legacy continues to inspire people to fight for justice and equality.
Ida B. Wells is a member of Civil Rights Leader

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 16, 1862
Birth Place Holly Springs, MS
Age 157 YEARS OLD
Died On Mar 25, 1931 (age 68)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $1.5 Million (2024)

About

Civil rights leader and women's rights Activist who gained national attention for documenting the groups lynching blacks in the United States.

Before Fame

Her parents were slaves until the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. 

Trivia

She refused to give up her seat while riding the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad and was thrown off the train for it, 71 years before the Activist Rosa Parks showed similar resistance on a bus.

Family Life

She was born to James And Elizabeth Wells. She married to Ferdinand L. Barnett. She had two sons, Herman and Charles, and two daughters, Alfreda and Ida.

Associated With

Together with Frederick Douglass and other black Leaders, she organized a black boycott of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, for its failure to collaborate with the black community on exhibits representing African-American life.

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