Ida Wells-Barnett – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway – Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 53.903 W 077° 01.812
18S E 323942 N 4307459
Quote of Ida Wells-Barnett on memorial recognizing her early work in the civil rights and woman's suffrage movements. Memorial is located along the Points of Light Volunteer Pathway in Downtown Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMP05J
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The memorial consists of a bronze disk embedded in the sidewalk with a relief of Ida Wells-Barnett and the following text:

THE EXTRA MILE

Ida Wells-Barnett 
1862-1931

IDA WELLS BARNETT
1862-1931

IDA WELLS BARNETT CRUSADED AGGRESSIVELY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
HER ENTIRE LIFE AND WAS UNAFRAID TO EXERCISE THOSE RIGHTS
WHEN CUSTOMER AND CONTRARY TO THE LAW.
INVOLVED IN MANY CIVIL RIGHTS CAUSES, SHE
PLAYED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT AND IN THE FOUNDING
OF THE NAACP. WELLS-BARNETT BECAME THE
ERA'S MOST OUTSPOKEN CRUSADER FOR ENDING
THE PRACTICE OF LYNCHING AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

"I'd rather go down in history as
one lone Negro who dared
to tell the governments that
it had done a dastardly thing
then to save my skin by
taking back what
I have said."

Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
Address:
G St NW between 13th and 14th St. Washington, DC

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