- 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 Bell Wells-Barnett
C) Ida Beatrice Wells
D) Ida Barbara Wells-Jones
- 2. In what year was Ida B. Wells born?
A) 1870
B) 1862
C) 1865
D) 1858
- 3. What was the name of the newspaper Ida B. Wells co-owned and wrote for in Memphis?
A) The Black Chronicle
B) The Southern Truth
C) The Free Speech
D) The Memphis Defender
- 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) Her father, brother, and uncle
C) Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Will Stewart
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) The Red Record
B) A Charge for Change
C) Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
D) The Injustice System
- 6. What major organization did Ida B. Wells help found?
A) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
B) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
C) The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
D) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- 7. In which city did Ida B. Wells settle and spend the latter part of her life and career?
A) Philadelphia
B) Washington, D.C.
C) New York City
D) Chicago
- 8. What was the name of the influential black women's club Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) The Chicago Defender Club
B) The National Council of Negro Women
C) The Alpha Suffrage Club
D) The Women's Christian Temperance Union
- 9. Besides anti-lynching, what other major social cause was a central part of Wells's activism?
A) Women's suffrage
B) Animal rights
C) Temperance (anti-alcohol)
D) Labor union rights
- 10. What was Ida B. Wells's early profession before becoming a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Farmer
B) Teacher
C) Nurse
D) Seamstress
- 11. What was the ultimate fate of her lawsuit against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company?
A) She won a large financial settlement.
B) The railroad company was forced to desegregate its cars.
C) The case was dismissed before going to trial.
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) Malcolm X
B) Booker T. Washington
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Thurgood Marshall
- 13. What was the primary goal of Wells's British speaking tours in the 1890s?
A) To raise money for her newspaper.
B) To study British journalism methods.
C) To recruit British settlers for Africa.
D) To garner international pressure against lynching in the American South.
- 14. What does the title of her autobiography, 'Crusade for Justice,' refer to?
A) Her lifelong fight against racial injustice and lynching.
B) A specific legal case she won.
C) Her work as a lawyer.
D) Her campaign for a political office.
- 15. Which famous abolitionist was an early supporter and mentor to Ida B. Wells?
A) William Lloyd Garrison
B) John Brown
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Harriet Tubman
- 16. Wells was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for what?
A) For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.
B) For her poetry about the Black experience.
C) For her work as a war correspondent.
D) For her autobiography 'Crusade for Justice'.
- 17. What was the name of the organization Wells founded to investigate and protest specific lynchings?
A) The Lynch Law Committee
B) The Freedom Riders
C) The Justice Department
D) The Anti-Lynching Bureau
- 18. How did Wells demonstrate her protest against the segregation of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.?
A) She refused to march at the back and joined the Illinois delegation mid-parade.
B) She boycotted the parade entirely.
C) She organized a separate parade for Black women.
D) She gave a speech condemning the organizers.
- 19. In what year did Ida B. Wells die?
A) 1945
B) 1954
C) 1931
D) 1920
- 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) Booker T. Washington
B) Frederick Douglass
C) W.E.B. Du Bois
D) Ferdinand Barnett
- 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) Being removed from a first-class car
B) A train crash
C) Overcharged ticket
D) Lost luggage
- 24. Ida B. Wells' work is considered a foundational part of which larger movement?
A) The Harlem Renaissance
B) The Jazz Age
C) Civil Rights Movement
D) The Great Awakening
- 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) Schoolteacher
C) Farmer
D) Preacher
- 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) Hull House
B) The Frederick Douglass Center
C) The Negro Fellowship League
D) Tuskegee Institute
- 29. What was Ida B. Wells's profession before she became a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Lawyer
C) Nurse
D) Domestic worker
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