Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Who was really included in the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States? Activist and journalist Ida B. Wells pushed the movement to confront that question. She worked to organize Black women politically and founded one of the first Black women’s suffrage groups, the Alpha Suffrage Club.
At a major suffrage parade in Washington, D.C., organizers asked Black women to march at the back. Wells refused and joined her state delegation instead, making a powerful statement about equality. Her message was clear: the fight for voting rights had to include all women. This video is part of our series in collaboration with @savypolitics exploring the ways women used the Declaration of Independence throughout history.
#americanhistory #womenshistory #idabwells #womenssuffrage #votingrights #civilrights #blackhistory #ushistory #historyshorts #civicseducation
Who was really included in the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States? Activist and journalist Ida B. Wells pushed the movement to confront that question. She worked to organize Black women politically and founded one of the first Black women’s suffrage groups, the Alpha Suffrage Club.
At a major suffrage parade in Washington, D.C., organizers asked Black women to march at the back. Wells refused and joined her state delegation instead, making a powerful statement about equality. Her message was clear: the fight for voting rights had to include all women. This video is part of our series in collaboration with @savypolitics exploring the ways women used the Declaration of Independence throughout history.
#americanhistory #womenshistory #idabwells #womenssuffrage #votingrights #civilrights #blackhistory #ushistory #historyshorts #civicseducation
