Displaying 1 of 1 2000 Format: Book Author: Fradin, Dennis B. Title: Ida B. Wells : mother of the civil rights movement / Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin. Publisher, Date: New York : Clarion Books, ©2000. Description: xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Summary: Story of Ida B. Wells, one of the great, yet one of the least known, civil rights leaders. A promised journalist, she is remembered for her leadership in women's voting rights, the NAACP, and anti-lynching. Subjects: Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931. African American women civil rights workers -- Biography. Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography. African American women journalists -- Biography. Lynching -- United States -- History. United States -- Race relations. Other Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2001 Contents: 1. "Let your prayers be songs of faith and hope" -- 2. A butterfly schoolgirl -- 3. The princess of the press -- 4. The lynching that changed Ida's life -- 5. "I saw them burn the nigger, didn't I, Mama?" -- 6. Light from the human torch -- 7. "A work which nobody else will do" -- 8. "A special call for special work" -- 9. "Mother, if you don't go, nobody else will!" -- 10. "Reaching the boys and men who were farthest down and out" -- 11. The tide of hatred -- 12. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" -- The legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 99037038 ISBN: 0395898986 9780395898987 9780385898980 Other Number: 41646025 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 651894 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Wells Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
