Ida's crusade begins
Title
Ida's crusade begins
Description
Thomas Moss’s murder changed #IdaBWells’ life. Moss was a close friend & fellow business leader, and his death demonstrated that Black self-defense in Memphis was futile. Ida👇with Betty Moss and her children Maurine & Thomas Moss, Jr., who was born after his father’s death. 🧵
Everything that happened next is so massive, so awe-inspiring that squeezing it into tweets is too paltry to do Ida B Wells justice. Who would join me to read and discuss Mia Bay’s "To Tell the Truth Freely" and/or Paula Giddings’ "Ida: A Sword Among Lions"?
To whet your appetite, listen to Paula Giddings interviewed by @NPRMichel Martin on the late great NPR show Tell Me More. DMs are open - ping me if you’re interested in getting together for a video book club the week between Xmas & New Years.
Everything that happened next is so massive, so awe-inspiring that squeezing it into tweets is too paltry to do Ida B Wells justice. Who would join me to read and discuss Mia Bay’s "To Tell the Truth Freely" and/or Paula Giddings’ "Ida: A Sword Among Lions"?
To whet your appetite, listen to Paula Giddings interviewed by @NPRMichel Martin on the late great NPR show Tell Me More. DMs are open - ping me if you’re interested in getting together for a video book club the week between Xmas & New Years.
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Daily Suffragist
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Date
27/11/2019
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Daily Suffragist, “Ida's crusade begins,” Daily Suffragist, accessed June 14, 2025, https://dailysuffragist.omeka.net/items/show/169.