One day in May 1884, twenty-one-year-old Ida Bell Wells 1a train for Woodstock. Ida sat in the first-class ladies'2 and opened her book. Minutes later the conductor 3 passengers' tickets. He told Ida to go to the other carriage.
In 1884, African Americans, 4in the South, did not have the same 5 as whites. They could not 6the same schools and they were expected to sit in a(n) 7 railroad carriage, one that was usually dirty and smoke-filled, though they were charged 8 fare.
Having paid for a first-class ticket, Ida refused to 9. Then the conductor, together with two other railroad men, 10 Ida from her seat, tearing her sleeve. After she was11out of her seat, Ida sued(起诉）the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. When the case went to 12, the judge decided in Ida's favor. He 13 her 500 dollars in damages. But Ida's 14 did not last long. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad appealed its case. This time, the victory went to the railroad.
Ida had lost her 15with the railroad, but not her determination to 16what was right. After losing her case, Ida wrote an article about it, which 17in a number of African American newspapers. Readers quickly recognized the 18 of Ida's words.
In 1913, Ida came to Washington, D.C.as a journalist. There she became a representative of the National Equal Rights League. The league 19 President Woodrow Wilson to end segregation(种族隔离）. Ida didn't live to see the end of segregation, but she did help lead the way in bringing about 20for all.
