Crusade for justice : the autobiography of Ida B. Wells

Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931, author.

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"Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is now a Chicago icon and a shining example of fearless grit and truth-telling. Born into slavery, she lost both parents at the age of sixteen and supported five siblings by teaching school. As perhaps the first investigative journalist, she crusaded against lynching and for women's suffrage. She worked with Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony; she co-founded the NAACP and started the Alpha Suffrage Club here in Chi...

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Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931

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ISBN:

9780226691428
022669142X

Edition:

Second edition

Description:

xxxii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-375) and index

Contents:

Born into slavery
Hard beginnings
New opportunities
Iola
The free speech days
Lynching at the curve
Leaving Memphis behind
At the hands of a mob
To tell the truth freely
The homesick exile
Light from the human torch
Through England and Scotland
Breaking the silent indifference
An indiscreet letter
Final days in London
"To the seeker of truth"
Inter-ocean letters
In Liverpool
In Manchester
In Bristol
Newcastle notes
Memories of London
"You can't change the record"
Last days in Britain
A regrettable interview
Remembering English friends
Susan B. Anthony
Ungentlemanly and unchristian
Satin and orange blossoms
A divided duty
Again in the public eye
New projects
Club life and politics
A negro theater
Negro fellowship league
Illinois lynchings
NAACP
Steve Green and "Chicken Joe" Campbell
Seeking the negro vote
Protest to the governor
World War I and the negro soldiers
The equal right league
East Saint Louis riot
Arkansas riot
The tide of hatred
The price of liberty

LCCN:

2019039068

Control Number:

3249105

Other Authors:

Duster, Alfreda, 1904-1983, editor
Duster, Michelle, writer of afterword
Ewing, Eve, writer of foreword

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