Ama-Greg Adjabe

National History Day Project

Mr.Lummel
8th Period
December 22, 2015

Annotated Bibliography
Primary SourcesThe Awful Slaughter Wells, Ida B .1909
Another speech delivered by Ida B Wells at the NACCP conference in Atlanta.
She speaks about lynching of African-Americans and tries to raise awareness,
which was claimed an unpunished murder for killers.
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B Wells Edited by
Duster, Alfreda M. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, 1970
Written exactly by Ida B Wells she personally gives readers a first account of
her life, not told by anyone else perspective or opinions but by her exact
thoughts and perspective.
Lynch Law in All Its Phases Wells, Ida. B. Our Day, 1893
The speech Ida.B.Wells spoke at Bostons Tremont Temple in 1893 basically
talks about her opinion on being against lynching of African Americans after
she witnessed it happened to her three of her friends , after an incident
occurred in a store .
Lynching Law in Georgia Wells, Ida.B. 1899
This piece of writing written by Ida.B.Wells explains how the myths of black
males raping white women leads to the getting lynching. When, it occurs it to
threaten everyone else. But, when these black men where lynched none of
them appeared to or where given proof that they raped a white women.
The Memphis Diary of Ida. B. Wells Edited by Miriam Decosta-Willis.
Beacon Press. Boston, 1995
This diary of Ida.B.Wells shows how Ida herself is able to explain and
describe what is occurring during the late 19th century as she begins to
explore and as a result for she begins to see lynching , as a witness .
Ida B Wells Photgraph Garrity, Mary. 1983
Another picture of Ida B Wells taken by Mary Garrity in 1983.
Ida.B.Wells Self-Portrait Posted by Williams, Kerah. Porter Briggs.
Holly Springs
A self-portrait of Ida.B.Wells taken in 1891 by someone unknown. She
appears to be dressed up, hair pinned, while her face is very serious she
doesnt smile.

Secondary SourcesIda B. Wells: A Courageous Voice for Civil Rights Black, Patti Carr.
Mississippi Historical Society. Mississippi, 2005
This article goes deeper in the character Ida B.Wells was opened up
and showed her character traits. As well, as the impact she has on the civil
and women rights movements.
Ida.B.Wells Biography Bio.com. A&E Television Networks
This biography about Ida.B.Wells gives you more background information
about her. It explains her and gives you a better clearing understanding of
who exactly she was. It goes in detail for things as when, where, who, why
and what.
Ida.B.Wells llustration Posted by Yeager, Lynn. Vogue, 2015
A drawn painting of Ida.B.Wells drawn by someone unknown. In the painting,
she has her hand on a two stacks of book on the desk with a serious face,
while her attention is elsewhere.
Rights for Women: The Suffrage Movement and Its Leaders National
Womens History Museum, 2007
This article talks about how women began to advocate for womens rights,
which lead them to joining different groups and organization. A club formed
by Ida.B.Wells, was founded in 1913 called Alpha Suffrage Club of Chicago.