Ida : a sword among lions : Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching / Paula J. Giddings.

Author/creator Giddings, Paula
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Amistad, 2008.
Descriptionxii, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931.
African American women--Biography.
African American women civil rights workers--Biography.
African American women social reformers--Biography.
Lynching.

Portion of title Sword among lions
Portion of title Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching
Contents Holly Springs -- The new city and the ladies' car -- A breath of life, a winter of discontent -- Love and trouble -- A race in my arms -- City of the three murdered men -- Exodus -- "The truth about lynching" -- The loveliest lynchee was our Lord -- Light from a human torch -- St. Joan and Old Man Eloquent -- Exile no more -- "Let us confer together" -- Undivided duty -- Mobocracy in America -- Bull in the china shop -- Chicago and the wizard -- Calls -- Smoldering bridges -- The ladies' band -- The Alpha Suffrage Club -- Unsafe for democracy -- Known race agitator -- Prisoners of war -- Unfriendly takeovers -- The price of liberty.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780060519216 :
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Joyner General Stacks E185.97.W55 G53 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks E185.97.W55 G53 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold