The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a Young Woman

The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a Young Woman - Paperback

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The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a Young Woman - Paperback

The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a Young Woman - Paperback

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Book Overview

Published for the first time in its century, this "meticulously edited contribution to the study of American women's diaries and late-19th-century women's and black history" (Kirkus Reviews) offers an intimate look at the hopes, thoughts and day-to-day life of the young woman who would later become the celebrated civil rights activist and antilynching crusader.
ISBN9780807070659
Author Ida B. Wells-Barnett
PublisherBeacon Press
GenreBiography, News & politics, and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 1995
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was a prominent journalist, suffragist, and cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She used investigative journalism techniques to document and expose lynching in the United States. Her published works include Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States, as well as The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells.

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