Question

ida b. wells became an activist when she:
a. started the back-to-africa movement.
b. became head of the tuskegee institute.
c. refused to move from a whites-only train car.
d. founded the unia.

Explanation:

• Option A: The Back - to - Africa movement was associated with Marcus Garvey, not Ida B. Wells.
• Option B: The head of the Tuskegee Institute was Booker T. Washington, not Ida B. Wells.
• Option C: Ida B. Wells' activism was sparked when she refused to move from a whites - only train car, which led to her fight against racial injustice, especially lynching.
• Option D: The UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) was founded by Marcus Garvey, not Ida B. Wells.

Answer:

C. Refused to move from a whites - only train car.