- 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 Barbara Wells-Jones
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 Black Chronicle
B) The Southern Truth
C) The Memphis Defender
D) The Free Speech
- 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) A Charge for Change
B) The Red Record
C) The Injustice System
D) Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
- 6. What major organization did Ida B. Wells help found?
A) The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
B) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
C) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
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) New York City
B) Philadelphia
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Chicago
- 8. What was the name of the influential black women's club Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) The Women's Christian Temperance Union
B) The Alpha Suffrage Club
C) The National Council of Negro Women
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) Temperance (anti-alcohol)
C) Labor union rights
D) Animal rights
- 10. What was Ida B. Wells's early profession before becoming a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Teacher
B) Seamstress
C) Farmer
D) Nurse
- 11. What was the ultimate fate of her lawsuit against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company?
A) The railroad company was forced to desegregate its cars.
B) The case was dismissed before going to trial.
C) The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision in her favor.
D) She won a large financial settlement.
- 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 recruit British settlers for Africa.
D) To study British journalism methods.
- 14. What does the title of her autobiography, 'Crusade for Justice,' refer to?
A) A specific legal case she won.
B) Her work as a lawyer.
C) Her lifelong fight against racial injustice and lynching.
D) Her campaign for a political office.
- 15. Which famous abolitionist was an early supporter and mentor to Ida B. Wells?
A) Harriet Tubman
B) John Brown
C) Frederick Douglass
D) William Lloyd Garrison
- 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 autobiography 'Crusade for Justice'.
C) For her poetry about the Black experience.
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 Justice Department
B) The Freedom Riders
C) The Anti-Lynching Bureau
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 organized a separate parade for Black women.
B) She boycotted the parade entirely.
C) She refused to march at the back and joined the Illinois delegation mid-parade.
D) She gave a speech condemning the organizers.
- 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) Poetry Collection
B) Historical Fiction
C) Autobiography
D) Scientific Treatise
- 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) Southern Horrors
B) A Mob Rule in New Orleans
C) Crusade for Justice
D) The Red Record
- 23. Wells famously sued a railroad company after an incident involving what?
A) Lost luggage
B) A train crash
C) Being removed from a first-class car
D) Overcharged ticket
- 24. Ida B. Wells' work is considered a foundational part of which larger movement?
A) The Harlem Renaissance
B) The Great Awakening
C) The Jazz Age
D) Civil Rights Movement
- 25. In 'Crusade For Justice', Wells describes a famous lawsuit she filed against which company?
A) A railroad company (Chesapeake & Ohio)
B) A streetcar company
C) A coal mining company
D) A steamboat company
- 26. What was the profession of Thomas Moss, one of the lynching victims?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Preacher
C) Farmer
D) Grocery store owner
- 27. The autobiography 'Crusade For Justice' was published when?
A) As a series of newspaper articles
B) At the height of her fame in 1895
C) Posthumously
D) After she retired from activism
- 28. What was the name of the settlement house Ida B. Wells founded in Chicago?
A) The Negro Fellowship League
B) The Frederick Douglass Center
C) Tuskegee Institute
D) Hull House
- 29. What was Ida B. Wells's profession before she became a full-time activist and journalist?
A) Schoolteacher
B) Domestic worker
C) Nurse
D) Lawyer
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