leading church and social service workers." (Hine, 90)In addition to her commitment among black women she acknowledged as a whole the importance of civil rights among the Negro race as a whole. Her activity lead to her being one of the founders of the NAACP, which to this day plays a pivotal role in the civil rights activity of black Americans. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a crusader for the black race she possessed a gift for expressing her ideas in a way that could stir a nation. Wells-Barnett was a woman with a strong sense of justice. She was the pioneer of the anti-lynching crusade raising her voice in protest, and writing with a fiery pen. She was direct and possessed strength during a time when this was unheard of by a woman especially a black woman. A reformer of her time, she believed Negroes had to organize themselves and fight for their independence against white oppression. She roused the white South to bitter defense and began the awakening of the conscience of a nation. Through her campaign, writings, and agitation she raised crucial questions about the future of black Americans. Today we as black Americans do not rally against oppression like those that came before us. Gone are the days when we organized together, today we live in a society that does not want to get involved as a whole. What we fail to realize is that there is strength in numbers and that we must not lose sight of the struggles that went on before us that granted our civil rights. Sure, gone are the days of Jim Crow and even though there is not a movement that will define this generation it is important to realize that the fight for equality is never over. ...
