Ida : a sword among lions : Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching / Paula J. Giddings.
Traces the life and legacy of the nineteenth-century activist and pioneer, documenting her birth into slavery, her career as a journalist and a pioneer for civil rights and suffrage, and her determination to counter lynching.
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Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Amistad,
2008.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Variant Title: |
Sword among lions.
Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Traces the life and legacy of the nineteenth-century activist and pioneer, documenting her birth into slavery, her career as a journalist and a pioneer for civil rights and suffrage, and her determination to counter lynching. |
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Call Number: | E185.97.W55 G53 2008 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780060519216 : 0060519215 : |