Crusade for justice; the autobiography of Ida B. Wells. Edited by Alfreda M. Duster.
By: Wells-Barnett, Ida B
Material type: TextSeries: Negro American biographies and autobiographies: Publisher: Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1970]Description: xxxii, 434 pages portraits 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0226893421Subject(s): Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 | -- Biography | United StatesDDC classification: 323.4/0924 | B LOC classification: E185.97.B26 | A3 1970Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-423) and index.
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 blossom -- 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 Negro soldiers -- The Equal Rights League -- East Saint Louis riot -- Arkansas riot -- The tide of hatred -- The price of liberty.
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing blacks.
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