Ida B. Wells vs Sun Yat-sen
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Compare the life timelines of Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) and Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1866 to 1925.
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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
Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925)
- — Born in Cuiheng, Guangdong, China Verified
- — Studied medicine in Hong Kong Verified
- — Kidnapped at the Chinese legation in London Verified
- — Founded the Tongmenghui Verified
- — Became provisional president of the Republic of China Verified
- — Reorganized the Kuomintang Verified
- — Formed the First United Front Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified