Ida B. Wells and Her Crusade for Racial Justice

The abolition of slavery after the Civil War became the foundation for Ida B. Wells’s life work as a teacher, journalist, anti-lynching activist, community organizer, and woman suffragist.

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Standards

California, Common Core, National Standards for Civics and Government

Grades

11, 12, 9, 10

Subjects

History

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Descriptive Text, Simulation

Teaching Strategies

Writing, Simulation/Role-play, Analysis, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation

Civic Days

National Voter Registration Day, Women's History Month, Black History Month, Juneteenth

Constitution Articles

First Amendment - Freedom of press, First Amendment - Freedom of speech, 14th Amendment - Due process, 14th Amendment - Equal protection

Tags

women's suffrage, abolition, Ida B. Wells