walk separately. During the event Wells stepped into the procession alongside her fellow delegates integrating the march on her own. — Wells the agitator In 1917, a group of black soldiers were court-martialed after being involved in a riot in Texas; 13 of them were hanged before they could appeal their death sentences. Wells felt these soldiers were martyrs — willing to defend their country, then killed without due process and — had buttons made to commemorate them. This drew the attention of government agents, who came to ask Wells to stop distributing the buttons. She refused, but the interaction was added to an intelligence file about her. In 1918, Wells was selected to be a delegate to the peace conference at Versailles that followed World War I. However, she wasn't able to go considered "a known — race agitator," the U.S. government denied her a passport. Early life and education[edit] Ida Bell Wells was born in , on July 16, 1862, several months before United States President issued the freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. Her parents James Wells and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Warrenton) Wells, were both enslaved by Spires Bolling, an architect. She was one of eight children. The family resided at Bolling's house, now named the Bolling-Gatewood House, where Lizzie Wells was a cook. Ida's father was a master at carpentry; after the and emancipation, he was known as a "race man" who worked for the advancement of black people. He was very interested in politics and became a member of the . He attended Shaw University in Holly Springs (now ), but he dropped out to help his family. He also attended public speeches and campaigned for local black candidates but never ran for office himself. A religious woman, Elizabeth Wells was very strict with her children. Both of Ida's parents were active in the during .
walk separately. During the event Wells stepped into the procession alongside her fellow delegates — integrating the march on her own. Wells the agitator In 1917, a group of black soldiers were court-martialed after being involved in a riot in Texas; 13 of them were hanged before they could appeal their death sentences. Wells felt these soldiers were martyrs — willing to defend their country, then killed without due process — and had buttons made to commemorate them. This drew the attention of government agents, who came to ask Wells to stop distributing the buttons. She refused, but the interaction was added to an intelligence file about her. In 1918, Wells was selected to be a delegate to the peace conference at Versailles that followed World War I. However, she wasn't able to go — considered "a known race agitator," the U.S. government denied her a passport. Early life and education[edit] Ida Bell Wells was born in , on July 16, 1862, several months before United States President issued the freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. Her parents James Wells and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Warrenton) Wells, were both enslaved by Spires Bolling, an architect. She was one of eight children. The family resided at Bolling's house, now named the Bolling-Gatewood House, where Lizzie Wells was a cook. Ida's father was a master at carpentry; after the and emancipation, he was known as a "race man" who worked for the advancement of black people. He was very interested in politics and became a member of the . He attended Shaw University in Holly Springs (now ), but he dropped out to help his family. He also attended public speeches and campaigned for local black candidates but never ran for office himself. A religious woman, Elizabeth Wells was very strict with her children. Both of Ida's parents were active in the during .
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