- 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 Barbara Wells-Jones
B) Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
C) Ida Belle Washington
D) Ida Beatrice Wells
- 2. In what year was Ida B. Wells born?
A) 1865
B) 1858
C) 1862
D) 1870
- 3. What was the name of the newspaper Ida B. Wells co-owned and wrote for in Memphis?
A) The Free Speech
B) The Memphis Defender
C) The Black Chronicle
D) The Southern Truth
- 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) John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth
D) Her father, brother, and uncle
- 5. What was the title of Ida B. Wells's groundbreaking 1892 pamphlet that exposed the false pretexts for lynching?
A) The Injustice System
B) The Red Record
C) Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
D) A Charge for Change
- 6. What major organization did Ida B. Wells help found?
A) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
B) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
C) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
D) The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
- 7. In which city did Ida B. Wells settle and spend the latter part of her life and career?
A) Chicago
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Philadelphia
D) New York City
- 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) 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) Teacher
B) Nurse
C) Farmer
D) Seamstress
- 11. What was the ultimate fate of her lawsuit against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company?
A) The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision in her favor.
B) The railroad company was forced to desegregate its cars.
C) She won a large financial settlement.
D) The case was dismissed before going to trial.
- 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) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Thurgood Marshall
D) Booker T. Washington
- 13. What was the primary goal of Wells's British speaking tours in the 1890s?
A) To raise money for her newspaper.
B) To garner international pressure against lynching in the American South.
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) A specific legal case she won.
C) Her work as a lawyer.
D) Her lifelong fight against racial injustice and lynching.
- 15. Which famous abolitionist was an early supporter and mentor to Ida B. Wells?
A) John Brown
B) William Lloyd Garrison
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Harriet Tubman
- 16. Wells was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for what?
A) For her poetry about the Black experience.
B) For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.
C) For her autobiography 'Crusade for Justice'.
D) For her work as a war correspondent.
- 17. What was the name of the organization Wells founded to investigate and protest specific lynchings?
A) The Anti-Lynching Bureau
B) The Justice Department
C) The Freedom Riders
D) The Lynch Law Committee
- 18. How did Wells demonstrate her protest against the segregation of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.?
A) She gave a speech condemning the organizers.
B) She refused to march at the back and joined the Illinois delegation mid-parade.
C) She organized a separate parade for Black women.
D) She boycotted the parade entirely.
- 19. In what year did Ida B. Wells die?
A) 1945
B) 1931
C) 1954
D) 1920
- 20. What is the primary genre of Ida B. Wells' 'Crusade For Justice'?
A) Poetry Collection
B) Historical Fiction
C) Scientific Treatise
D) Autobiography
- 21. To whom was Ida B. Wells married?
A) Frederick Douglass
B) Booker T. Washington
C) Ferdinand Barnett
D) W.E.B. Du Bois
- 22. What was the title of Wells' detailed statistical study on lynching published in 1895?
A) The Red Record
B) Southern Horrors
C) A Mob Rule in New Orleans
D) Crusade for Justice
- 23. Wells famously sued a railroad company after an incident involving what?
A) Lost luggage
B) Overcharged ticket
C) A train crash
D) Being removed from a first-class car
- 24. Ida B. Wells' work is considered a foundational part of which larger movement?
A) The Harlem Renaissance
B) The Jazz Age
C) The Great Awakening
D) Civil Rights Movement
- 25. In 'Crusade For Justice', Wells describes a famous lawsuit she filed against which company?
A) A streetcar company
B) A railroad company (Chesapeake & Ohio)
C) A steamboat company
D) A coal mining company
- 26. What was the profession of Thomas Moss, one of the lynching victims?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Farmer
C) Preacher
D) Grocery store owner
- 27. The autobiography 'Crusade For Justice' was published when?
A) Posthumously
B) After she retired from activism
C) As a series of newspaper articles
D) At the height of her fame in 1895
- 28. What was the name of the settlement house Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) Tuskegee Institute
B) Hull House
C) The Frederick Douglass Center
D) The Negro Fellowship League
- 29. What was Ida B. Wells's profession before she became a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Nurse
C) Lawyer
D) Domestic worker
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