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Author:

Harris, Duchess, author.

Title:

Ida Wells : journalist and activist / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Samantha S. Bell.

Publisher:

Core Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

48 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Other Authors:

Bell, Samantha, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.

Contents:

A letter from Duchess -- Separate and not equal -- Childhood and early career -- Speaking out -- Making a difference -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.

Summary:

"In the late 1800s and early 1900s, mobs of white people killed thousands of African Americans in the United States. These killings were called lynchings. Mobs lynched Black people for minor or perceived insults. Often the victims had not committed a crime. But they did not receive a fair trial. White people used lynchings to control and oppress Black people. Black journalist Ida Wells was one of the first to investigate lynchings. She researched and documented more than 700 lynchings. Her work helped expose widespread violence against African Americans ..." -- Page 4.

Series:

Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.

ISBN:

1532118767
9781532118760

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1089497808

LCCN:

2018966064

Locations:

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)