Ida B. Wells vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1862 to 1931.
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Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)
- — Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi Verified
- — Orphaned by the yellow fever epidemic Verified
- — Sued the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad over segregated seating Verified
- — Became co-owner and editor of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight Verified
- — Launched anti-lynching crusade after the People's Grocery lynchings Verified
- — Published Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Verified
- — Published A Red Record and toured Britain against lynching Verified
- — Married Ferdinand L. Barnett and settled in Chicago Verified
- — Participated in the founding of the NAACP Verified
- — Died in Chicago Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified