- 1. Crusade For Justice by Ida B. Wells is a powerful and poignant account of the author’s dedicated activism against racial violence and injustice, particularly focusing on the horrors of lynching in America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wells, an African-American journalist, and suffragist, uses her eloquent prose to document the systemic racism that plagued society, shedding light on the brutal reality faced by Black individuals in the United States. Through meticulous research and personal anecdotes, she exposes the social and economic motives behind lynching, making it clear that these acts of violence were not isolated incidents but part of a larger framework of oppression designed to maintain white supremacy. The book serves not only as a historical record but also as a call to action, urging readers to confront the injustices of their time and advocate for equality and civil rights. Wells' unwavering courage in the face of threats and her relentless quest for truth make Crusade For Justice a seminal work in American literature and a critical cornerstone in the fight for social justice.
What was the full name of Ida B. Wells?
A) Ida Belle Washington
B) Ida Beatrice Wells
C) Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
D) Ida Barbara Wells-Jones
- 2. In what year was Ida B. Wells born?
A) 1865
B) 1870
C) 1862
D) 1858
- 3. What was the name of the newspaper Ida B. Wells co-owned and wrote for in Memphis?
A) The Free Speech
B) The Southern Truth
C) The Memphis Defender
D) The Black Chronicle
- 4. The lynching of which three men was a pivotal event that turned Wells's focus to anti-lynching activism?
A) Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey
B) Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Will Stewart
C) Her father, brother, and uncle
D) John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth
- 5. What was the title of Ida B. Wells's groundbreaking 1892 pamphlet that exposed the false pretexts for lynching?
A) Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
B) A Charge for Change
C) The Injustice System
D) The Red Record
- 6. What major organization did Ida B. Wells help found?
A) The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
B) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
C) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
D) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- 7. In which city did Ida B. Wells settle and spend the latter part of her life and career?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Philadelphia
- 8. What was the name of the influential black women's club Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) The National Council of Negro Women
B) The Women's Christian Temperance Union
C) The Alpha Suffrage Club
D) The Chicago Defender Club
- 9. Besides anti-lynching, what other major social cause was a central part of Wells's activism?
A) Labor union rights
B) Temperance (anti-alcohol)
C) Animal rights
D) Women's suffrage
- 10. What was Ida B. Wells's early profession before becoming a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Seamstress
B) Nurse
C) Teacher
D) Farmer
- 11. What was the ultimate fate of her lawsuit against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company?
A) The case was dismissed before going to trial.
B) She won a large financial settlement.
C) The railroad company was forced to desegregate its cars.
D) The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision in her favor.
- 12. Ida B. Wells was a contemporary and sometimes critic of which prominent Black leader who advocated for industrial education and accommodation?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Malcolm X
D) Thurgood Marshall
- 13. What was the primary goal of Wells's British speaking tours in the 1890s?
A) To garner international pressure against lynching in the American South.
B) To raise money for her newspaper.
C) To study British journalism methods.
D) To recruit British settlers for Africa.
- 14. What does the title of her autobiography, 'Crusade for Justice,' refer to?
A) Her campaign for a political office.
B) Her work as a lawyer.
C) A specific legal case she won.
D) Her lifelong fight against racial injustice and lynching.
- 15. Which famous abolitionist was an early supporter and mentor to Ida B. Wells?
A) Frederick Douglass
B) Harriet Tubman
C) John Brown
D) William Lloyd Garrison
- 16. Wells was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for what?
A) For her work as a war correspondent.
B) For her autobiography 'Crusade for Justice'.
C) For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.
D) For her poetry about the Black experience.
- 17. What was the name of the organization Wells founded to investigate and protest specific lynchings?
A) The Justice Department
B) The Lynch Law Committee
C) The Anti-Lynching Bureau
D) The Freedom Riders
- 18. How did Wells demonstrate her protest against the segregation of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.?
A) She boycotted the parade entirely.
B) She gave a speech condemning the organizers.
C) She refused to march at the back and joined the Illinois delegation mid-parade.
D) She organized a separate parade for Black women.
- 19. In what year did Ida B. Wells die?
A) 1931
B) 1920
C) 1945
D) 1954
- 20. What is the primary genre of Ida B. Wells' 'Crusade For Justice'?
A) Historical Fiction
B) Autobiography
C) Scientific Treatise
D) Poetry Collection
- 21. To whom was Ida B. Wells married?
A) Frederick Douglass
B) Ferdinand Barnett
C) Booker T. Washington
D) W.E.B. Du Bois
- 22. What was the title of Wells' detailed statistical study on lynching published in 1895?
A) A Mob Rule in New Orleans
B) Crusade for Justice
C) The Red Record
D) Southern Horrors
- 23. Wells famously sued a railroad company after an incident involving what?
A) A train crash
B) Overcharged ticket
C) Being removed from a first-class car
D) Lost luggage
- 24. Ida B. Wells' work is considered a foundational part of which larger movement?
A) The Jazz Age
B) The Great Awakening
C) Civil Rights Movement
D) The Harlem Renaissance
- 25. In 'Crusade For Justice', Wells describes a famous lawsuit she filed against which company?
A) A coal mining company
B) A railroad company (Chesapeake & Ohio)
C) A streetcar company
D) A steamboat company
- 26. What was the profession of Thomas Moss, one of the lynching victims?
A) Grocery store owner
B) Farmer
C) Preacher
D) Schoolteacher
- 27. The autobiography 'Crusade For Justice' was published when?
A) At the height of her fame in 1895
B) As a series of newspaper articles
C) After she retired from activism
D) Posthumously
- 28. What was the name of the settlement house Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) Tuskegee Institute
B) The Frederick Douglass Center
C) The Negro Fellowship League
D) Hull House
- 29. What was Ida B. Wells's profession before she became a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Lawyer
C) Domestic worker
D) Nurse
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