Ida: A Sword Among Lions
Description
This sweeping biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Ida B. Wells, who rose from slavery to become a fearless journalist, civil rights leader, and pioneering advocate for women’s suffrage. Through meticulous research, it follows her transformation into one of the most powerful voices against lynching and racial violence in American history. The book illuminates Wells’s fierce independence, groundbreaking investigative work, and often complicated relationships within the reform movements of her time. It is both a portrait of a remarkable woman and a compelling account of the struggles that shaped modern American activism.
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hardcover
Amistad
Published Mar 11, 2008
816 pages
ISBN: 9780060519216
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First Published
2008
Language
eng
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