The light of truth : writings of an anti-lynching crusader / Ida B. Wells ; edited with an introduction and notes by Mia Bay ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
| Author/creator |
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 author. |
| Other author/creator | Bay, Mia editor, author of introduction, etc. |
| Other author/creator | Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014. |
| Description | xxxvi, 581 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series | Penguin classics Penguin classics. ^A229330 |
| Contents | "Iola, the Princess of the Press" : Wells's Early Writings -- To Call a Thing by Its True Name : Wells's Crusade Against Lynching -- Ida B. Wells Abroad -- The Crusade Continues -- Twentieth-Century Journalism and Letters. |
| Scope and content | "The broadest and most comprehensive collection of writings available by an early civil and women's rights pioneer . Seventy-one years before Rosa Parks's courageous act of resistance, police dragged a young Black journalist named Ida B. Wells off a train for refusing to give up her seat. The experience shaped Wells's career, and--when hate crimes touched her life personally--she mounted what was to become her life's work: an anti-lynching crusade that captured international attention. This volume covers the entire scope of Wells's remarkable career, collecting her early writings, articles exposing the horrors of lynching, essays from her travels abroad, and her later journalism. The Light of Truth is both an invaluable resource for study and a testament to Wells' long career as a civil rights activist"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2014017162 |
| ISBN | 9780143106821 paperback |
| ISBN | 0143106821 paperback |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6457 .B362 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |