US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison
What a surprise to read about the several controversies engendered by the request that the Columbian Exposition be open on Sundays. This lesson plan examines the background of the main controversy and its relation to the First Amendment....
PBS
Pbs: The Black Press: Newspapers
At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk...
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University: American Populism, 1876 1896
Using essays, primary source documents, images, and video this site explores the American Populist political movement in the early 1890s.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Companion to a four-part PBS series about Jim Crow has a timeline with links to significant events and people, video and audio clips from the series, and in-depth backgrounders on Jim Crow issues and impacts.
PBS
Pbs: The Murder of Emmett Till: People & Events: Lynching in America
Article summarizes the impact of lynching on African Americans and the events and people related to the issue.
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Perspectives: Ida B. Wells
Read about the efforts of Ida B. Wells to combat lynchings of African Americans that were still occurring mainly in the South during the first part of the 20th century.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases by Ida b.wells
This is an excerpt comes from "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B.Wells. In it she talks about lynching, or the murder by mob for an alleged crime without a legal trial. The targets of such violence and hatred were...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: American Women: Marching for the Vote
The day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 marchers along with floats, bands, and mounted groups paraded down Pennslvania Avenue in support of women's suffrage. Read about the parade, the actions of those watching the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Ida B. Wells and Anti Lynching Activism
This collection uses primary sources to explore Ida B. Wells and anti-lynching activism.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Ida B. Wells Barnett
Biographical account of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a prominent journalist, suffragist, activist, and researcher used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Muckrakers
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Progressive Era's muckrakers are discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Duke University
Duke University: Ida B. Wells Barnett(1862 1931) and Her Passion for Justice
Read this brief biography of Ida B. Wells, who used her pen and the force of her personality to fight against lynching and other injustices against African Americans.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Names, Names, Names [Pdf]
A lesson plan for K-1 about important people in the Civil Rights movement. Requires Adobe Reader.
Other
Mississippi Writers' Page: Ida B. Wells Barnett
The University of Mississippi offers a detailed biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) the famous freedom fighter is offered at this site. It includes an extensive bibliography of her works, and works about her, as well as some...
Other
Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation: Her Biography
A brief biography of Ida B. Wells who used the power of the pen to attack growing violence against African Americans in the late 19th century. She particularly focused on the use of lynching.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Biography of Amer: A Different Perspective on Progressivism
Read this thought-provoking overview by historian Waldo E. Martin of progressivism as seen from the perspective of African Americans, Native Americans, and new Asian immigrants.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt From Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B. Wells, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Story of Ida B. Wells" by Shannon Moreau
A learning module that begins with the biography "The Story of Ida B. Wells" by Shannon Moreau, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Black Past
Black Past: Barnett, Ida Wells
This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: Muckrakers
Discusses the muckraking journalists and novelists who were at the forefront of movements pushing for stronger protections for workers and consumers. Their work led to the passage of several important pieces of legislation. Includes...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Show One Journalist Risked Her Life to Hold Murderers Accountable
Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Jim Crow Stories: Ida B. Wells
A biography of the inspirational Ida B. Wells, who, as a journalist, railed against violence against African-Americans in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Ida B. Wells and Anti Lynching Activism
The documents and images in this primary source set follow the development of Ida B. Wells' career as a journalist and activist and also represent the practice of lynching that she dedicated her career to fighting against.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.