{"id":60900,"date":"2021-11-21T19:11:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T00:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/?post_type=lecture&#038;p=60900"},"modified":"2024-04-30T09:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:44:55","slug":"ida-b-wells","status":"publish","type":"lecture","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/ida-b-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"Ida B. Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">great lives lecture series<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Ida B. Wells<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"6a375f5935ddfb25ed4f8e754dc99966\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor wpv-gutenberg-view-wrapper-61885\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-61885-CATTR2f17f1378e69f2fe54e61c4eed60b779\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-61885-CATTR2f17f1378e69f2fe54e61c4eed60b779\" data-viewnumber=\"61885-CATTR2f17f1378e69f2fe54e61c4eed60b779\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;61885&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;speed&quot;:5,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:1,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/plugins\/toolset-blocks\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture\/60900?wpv_view_count=61885-CATTR2f17f1378e69f2fe54e61c4eed60b779&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture\/60900?wpv_view_count=61885-CATTR2f17f1378e69f2fe54e61c4eed60b779\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n          <h2 class=\"lectureDate\">Lecture Date: February 17, 2022<\/h2>\n\n<h3>The Gemini 3 Group Lecture<\/h3>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Lives Lecture 2022: Ida B. Wells\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/665295097?h=b687f538d9&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"topicSummary\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey-200x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium alignright\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey-200x300.jpeg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey-683x1024.jpeg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey-768x1152.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey-760x1140.jpeg 760w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/IdaBWells_SarahLSilkey.jpeg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p>Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to enslaved parents during the tumult of the Civil War, Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) joined a generation of young Black men and women who aspired to professional careers and successful lives as full citizens in the decades after Reconstruction. Following her parents\u2019 tragic deaths during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, Wells assumed responsibility for her orphaned siblings and began work as a school teacher at the age of 16.<\/p>\n<p>After suing the Chesapeake, Ohio, and Southwestern Railroad for denying her access to the first-class ladies car, Wells began a career in journalism. Responding to the murder of her friend, Thomas Moss, and his business partners in 1892, Wells launched a campaign against mob violence as editor of the <cite>Memphis Free Speech<\/cite>.<\/p>\n<p>When a series of shocking lynchings generated unprecedented international scrutiny, Wells travelled to England and Scotland to cultivate British support for African American civil rights. In less than eighteen months, Wells mobilized a vibrant network of British reformers who pressured American social and political leaders to denounce mob violence.<\/p>\n<p>Wells was an outspoken opponent of segregation, the convict lease system, and lynching \u2014 three powerful systems of oppression supported by popular cultural narratives of Black inferiority and criminality. Wells\u2019s activism can help Americans understand the systemic historical forces and enduring racist narratives that continue to influence debates about inequality today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"lectureSpeaker\" style=\"padding-top: 1em;\">Speaker: Sarah L. Silkey<\/h2>\n<div class=\"speakerInfo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/Sarah-Silkey-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail alignleft\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/Sarah-Silkey-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/Sarah-Silkey-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/Sarah-Silkey-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n<p>Sarah Silkey, Ph.D., is Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at Lycoming College, where she teaches courses examining the intellectual, social, and cultural history of modern America. Her research examines the history of mob violence, anti-lynching protest, and transnational debates about American race relations. 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