The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes. - Ida B. Wells

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I never did cheesecake; I just used my hair.

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I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.

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We aren't where we want to be; we aren't where we ought to be; but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.

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We used to be hunter-gatherers, now we're shopper-borrowers. ― Robin Williams

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If this work can contribute in any way toward proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen, and punishment by law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service. - Ida B. Wells

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I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon. - Ida B. Wells

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The white man's dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities. - Ida B. Wells

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Racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is a byproduct of capitalism. ― Fred Hampton

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The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival. - Ida B. Wells

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