Ida Wells
PHOTO: University of Chicago Library
The best way to learn about Ida B. Wells is to take the Tennessee History for Kids virtual tour “In Search of Ida B. Wells.”
Ida B. Wells
“Primary Look”
Here is the article in the December 25, 1884, Nashville American explaining how Ida B. Wells won her lawsuit against the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad. The railroad would appeal this decision and win the appeal.
