Ida Revels Redmond

Ida Revels Redmond
Born
Ida Alcorn Revels

(1873-05-19)19 May 1873[1] or (1873-07-19)19 July 1873[2]
Mississippi, United States
Died(1914-05-21)21 May 1914[2] or 23 May 1914(1914-05-23) (aged 41)[1]
EducationRust University
Occupation(s)Teacher, women's organizer
SpouseSidney Dillon Redmond
Children2, including Sidney Revels Redmond
FatherHiram R. Revels
RelativesSusie 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.[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 (now Rust College).[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]

  1. ^ a b "Ida Revels Redmond (1873-1914) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ISBN 9780820347318 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "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. ISBN 9780826273628 – 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". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-19.