To tell the truth freely
Subtitle: the life of Ida B. Wells
By: Mia Bay.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780809095292
Subjects: Wells-Barnett, Ida B., -- 1862-1931; African American women civil rights workers -- Biography; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography; African American women educators -- Biography; African American women journalists -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History; African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964; Lynching -- United States -- History; United States -- Race relations
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "If Iola were a man"; title: Coming of age in Mississippi; title: Walking in Memphis; title: The lynching at the curve; title: Exile; title: Capturing the attention of the "civilized world"; title: 6: "Although a busy woman, she has found the time to marry"; title: Challenging Washington, D.C., and Booker T.; title: Reforming Chicago; title: Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.