Question

after reading about ida b. wells, complete the following:
1.before becoming a crusader for antilynching legislation, ida b. wells worker primarily as a:
a. slave
b. grocery store owner
c. republican activist
d. journalist

1. during the 1890s, many whites across the deep south believed lynching was:

a. an unfortunate by - product of jim crow legislation
b. immoral and should be made illegal
c. needed to preserve the social order
d. no different from any type of murder

1. the idea of lynching african ameriacns carried over from:

a. the humiliation, discrimination, and lawless violence inflicted on enslaved african americans
b. the legacy of the fugitive slave act and slavecatchers
c. the violent treatment of american indians during the first part of the nineteenth century
d. the time of bacon’s rebellion

1. to continue to advocate for african american equality, ida b. wells helped organize the:

a. african american tennessee rifle state militia
b. freedmen’s aid society
c. national association for the advancement of colored people
d. african american newspaper the free press

Explanation:

1. Ida B. Wells was a journalist before her anti - lynching crusade. She used her writing to expose injustices.
2. In the 1890s, many whites in the Deep South saw lynching as a way to preserve the social order (maintain white supremacy).
3. The idea of lynching African Americans carried over from the humiliation, discrimination, and lawless violence inflicted on enslaved African Americans.
4. Ida B. Wells helped organize the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to advocate for African American equality.

Answer:

1. d. Journalist
2. c. Needed to preserve the social order
3. a. The humiliation, discrimination, and lawless violence inflicted on enslaved African Americans
4. c. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People