Ida Revels Redmond

Ida Alcorn Revels Redmond (19 May or July 1873 – 21 or 23 May 1914) was a teacher and women's organizer in the United States. She encouraged self-improvement efforts through civic, education and social services. Her father was Hiram Revels, the first African American to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Congress, from 1870 to 1871.

Ida Revels Redmond
Born(1873-05-19)19 May 1873[1] or (1873-07-19)19 July 1873[2]
Klinsky District
Died(1914-05-21)21 May 1914[2] or 23 May 1914(1914-05-23) (aged 41)[1]
NationalityAmerican

Ida Revels married Sidney Dillon Redmond (1871–1948), a local physician turned lawyer and businessman.[3][4] Their son Sidney Revels Redmond became an NAACP lawyer.[5][6] They also had a daughter Esther.[7]

Ida and her husband studied at Rust University.[8]

Ida Revels Redmond died in May 1914, aged 41.[2] Her grave, including a statue of her, is at the Mount Olive Cemetery in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. The statue was restored by Jackson State University in 2018.[4][9]

References
  1. "Ida Revels Redmond (1873-1914) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  2. "Ida Revels Redmond (1873-1914) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  3. Morris, Tiyi Makeda (June 19, 2015). "Womanpower Unlimited and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi". University of Georgia Press – via Google Books.
  4. "JSU earns Mississippi Heritage Award for preserving historic Mount Olive Cemetery | Jackson State Newsroom".
  5. "Gone But Not Forgotten in Mt. Olive Cemetery | JFP Mobile | Jackson, Mississippi". m.jacksonfreepress.com.
  6. Endersby, James W.; Horner, William T. (December 31, 2016). "Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation". University of Missouri Press – via Google Books.
  7. Hamilton, Green Polonius (June 19, 1911). "Beacon Lights of the Race". E.H. Clarke & Brother – via Google Books.
  8. Baker, Webster B. (June 19, 1924). "History of Rust College". The Author – via Google Books.
  9. "Statues – Mt. Olive Cemetery".


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