Crusade for justice : the autobiography of Ida B. Wells / [written by Ida B. Wells] ; edited by Alfreda M. Duster.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Negro American biographies and autobiographiesPublication details: Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, c1970.Description: xxxii, 434 pages : black and white portraits ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0022608934408
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 185.97 .B26 1972
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Born into slavery -- 2. Hard beginnings -- 3. New opportunities -- 4. Iola -- 5. The "free speech" days -- 6. Lynching at the curve -- 7. Leaving Memphis behind -- 8. At the hands of a mob -- 9. To tell the truth freely -- 10. The homesick exile -- 11. Light from the human torch -- 12. Through England and Scotland -- 13. Breaking the silent indifference -- 14. An indiscreet letter -- 15. Final days in London -- 16. "To the seeker of truth" -- 17. "Inter-ocean" letters -- 18. In Liverpool -- 19. In Manchester -- 20. In Bristol -- 21. Newcastle notes -- 22. Memories of London -- 23. "You can't change the record" -- 24. Last days in Britain -- 25. A regrettable interview -- 26. Remembering English friends -- 27. Susan B. Anthony -- 28. Ungentlemanly and unchristian -- 29. Satin and orange blossoms -- 30. A divided duty -- 31. Again in the public eye -- 32. New projects -- 33. Club life and politics -- 34. A negro theater -- 35. Negro fellowship league -- 36. Illinois lynchings -- 37. NAACP -- 38. Steve Green and "Chicken Joe" Campbell -- 39. Seeking the negro vote -- 40. Protest to the governor -- 41. World War I and the negro soldiers -- 42. The equal rights league -- 43. East Saint Louis riot -- 44. Arkansas riot -- 45. The tide of hatred -- 46. The price of liberty.
Summary: "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." -- from AmazonSummary: "She fought a lonely and almost single-handed fight, with the single-mindedness of a crusader, long before men or women of any race entered the arena; and the measure of success she achieved goes far beyond the credit she has been given in the history of the country." - from Alfreda M. DusterSummary: "Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She co-founded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement, working alongside W. E. B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Church Terrell, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony." - from Amazon
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Resource contains black and white portraits of Ida B. Wells.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-423) and index.

1. Born into slavery -- 2. Hard beginnings -- 3. New opportunities -- 4. Iola -- 5. The "free speech" days -- 6. Lynching at the curve -- 7. Leaving Memphis behind -- 8. At the hands of a mob -- 9. To tell the truth freely -- 10. The homesick exile -- 11. Light from the human torch -- 12. Through England and Scotland -- 13. Breaking the silent indifference -- 14. An indiscreet letter -- 15. Final days in London -- 16. "To the seeker of truth" -- 17. "Inter-ocean" letters -- 18. In Liverpool -- 19. In Manchester -- 20. In Bristol -- 21. Newcastle notes -- 22. Memories of London -- 23. "You can't change the record" -- 24. Last days in Britain -- 25. A regrettable interview -- 26. Remembering English friends -- 27. Susan B. Anthony -- 28. Ungentlemanly and unchristian -- 29. Satin and orange blossoms -- 30. A divided duty -- 31. Again in the public eye -- 32. New projects -- 33. Club life and politics -- 34. A negro theater -- 35. Negro fellowship league -- 36. Illinois lynchings -- 37. NAACP -- 38. Steve Green and "Chicken Joe" Campbell -- 39. Seeking the negro vote -- 40. Protest to the governor -- 41. World War I and the negro soldiers -- 42. The equal rights league -- 43. East Saint Louis riot -- 44. Arkansas riot -- 45. The tide of hatred -- 46. 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." -- from Amazon

"She fought a lonely and almost single-handed fight, with the single-mindedness of a crusader, long before men or women of any race entered the arena; and the measure of success she achieved goes far beyond the credit she has been given in the history of the country." - from Alfreda M. Duster

"Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She co-founded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement, working alongside W. E. B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Church Terrell, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony." - from Amazon

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