| Description |
xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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age Children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index. |
| Contents |
1. "Let your prayers be songs of faith and hope" -- 2. A butterfly schoolgirl -- 3. The princess of the press -- 4. The lynching that changed Ida's life -- 5. "I saw them burn the nigger, didn't I, Mama?" -- 6. Light from the human torch -- 7. "A work which nobody else will do" -- 8. "A special call for special work" -- 9. "Mother, if you don't go, nobody else will!" -- 10. "Reaching the boys and men who were farthest down and out" -- 11. The tide of hatred -- 12. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" -- The legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. |
| Awards |
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2001 |
| Summary |
Story of Ida B. Wells, one of the great, yet one of the least known, civil rights leaders. A promised journalist, she is remembered for her leadership in women's voting rights, the NAACP, and anti-lynching. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 8.3 7 SD Quiz 43587 English non-fiction. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931. |
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African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American women civil rights workers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Civil rights workers. |
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United States. |
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African American women journalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American women journalists. |
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Lynching -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Lynching. |
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History. |
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United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
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Race relations. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Fradin, Judith Bloom.
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| ISBN |
0395898986 |
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9780395898987 |
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0385898983 |
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9780385898980 |
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