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Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B Wells became a fearless antilynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and journalist. This title captures Wells' legacy and life, from her childhood in Mississippi to her early career in late-nineteenth-century Memphis and her later life in Progressive-era Chicago.

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"Remarkable... Finally, we have a biography worthy of one of the bravest and most influential activists in U.S. History." Michael Kazin, author of A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan. "Finely honed feminist biography of an impassioned crusader for civil rights in an era of vicious racial discrimination." - Kirkus Reviews"

To Tell the Truth Freely The Life of Ida B Wells

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      Publisher Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
      Published 2 February 2010
      ISBN-13 9780809016464
      978-0809016464
      ISBN-10 080901646X
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      Human rights, civil rights

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B Wells became a fearless antilynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and journalist. This title captures Wells' legacy and life, from her childhood in Mississippi to her early career in late-nineteenth-century Memphis and her later life in Progressive-era Chicago.

      Trade Review
      "Remarkable... Finally, we have a biography worthy of one of the bravest and most influential activists in U.S. History." Michael Kazin, author of A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan. "Finely honed feminist biography of an impassioned crusader for civil rights in an era of vicious racial discrimination." - Kirkus Reviews"

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