Ida Revels Redmond Explained

Ida Revels Redmond
Birth Name:Ida Alcorn Revels
Birth Date:19 May 1873[1] or 19 July 1873
Birth Place:Mississippi, United States
Death Date: or
Education:Rust University
Occupation:Teacher, women's organizer
Spouse:Sidney Dillon Redmond
Children:2, including Sidney Revels Redmond
Father:Hiram R. Revels
Relatives:Susie Revels Cayton (sister)

Ida Alcorn Revels Redmond (19 May or July 1873 – 21 or 23 May 1914) was an American teacher and women's organizer in Mississippi. 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 married Sidney Dillon Redmond (1871–1948), a local physician turned lawyer and businessman.[2] [3] Their son Sidney Revels Redmond became an NAACP lawyer.[4] [5] They also had a daughter Esther.[6]

Ida and her husband studied at Rust University (now Rust College).[7]

Ida Revels Redmond died in May 1914, aged 41.[8] 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.[3] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ida Revels Redmond (1873-1914) - Find A Grave.... www.findagrave.com.
  2. Book: Morris, Tiyi Makeda. Womanpower Unlimited and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi. June 19, 2015. University of Georgia Press. 9780820347318. Google Books.
  3. Web site: JSU earns Mississippi Heritage Award for preserving historic Mount Olive Cemetery | Jackson State Newsroom.
  4. Web site: Gone But Not Forgotten in Mt. Olive Cemetery | JFP Mobile | Jackson, Mississippi. m.jacksonfreepress.com.
  5. Book: Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation. James W.. Endersby. William T.. Horner. December 31, 2016. University of Missouri Press. 9780826273628. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Beacon Lights of the Race. Green Polonius. Hamilton. June 19, 1911. E.H. Clarke & Brother. Google Books.
  7. Web site: History of Rust College. Webster B.. Baker. June 19, 1924. The Author. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Ida Revels Redmond (1873-1914) - Find A Grave.... www.findagrave.com.
  9. Web site: Statues – Mt. Olive Cemetery. 2020-06-19. 2020-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621220130/http://websites.one.jsums.edu/mtolive/index.php/statues/. dead.