Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Subtitle: "strike a blow against a glaring evil"
By: by Anne Schraff
Series: African-American biography library
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766027046
Subjects: African American women civil rights workers; Lynching; Race relations; Juvenile literature; African American women journalists; African American women educators; United States; Civil rights workers; African Americans; Biography; History
Description: "Discusses Ida B. Wells-Barnett's life, her work as a teacher, writer, civil rights activist, and her strong stand against lynching in the late 19th and early 20th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-124) and index.
Table of contents: title: First battle; title: Mississippi childhood; title: Head of the family and teacher; title: Birth of a journalist; title: Brilliant Iola; title: Outrage in Memphis; title: No peace, no justice; title: Brave woman!; title: Lonely warrior; title: Final years, death, and legacy; title: Chronology; title: Chapter notes; title: Further reading; title: Internet addresses; title: Index.