Bibliograph

Ida B. Wells, by Diane Bailey

Type

Label

Ida B. Wells, by Diane Bailey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-142)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ida B. Wells

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1033574341

Responsibility statement

by Diane Bailey

Series statement

Discovering history's heroes

Summary

Presents the life and accomplishments of the activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horrors of lynching who set out to better the lives of African-Americans long before the Civil Rights Movement

Table Of Contents

The train to Holly Springs -- Growing up free -- Head of the class -- Kicked off a train -- Life in Memphis -- Princess of the press -- A terrible tragedy -- Driven out -- Taking the stage -- "You have the story" -- The World's Fair -- Staying busy -- Starting a family -- "A bull in a China shop" -- Working together -- Standing up to the sheriff -- Rising violence -- Back to the South -- Staying in the spotlight -- "The light of truth"

Target audience

juvenile

Classification