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Ida B. Wells / by Diane Bailey.

Author/creator Bailey, Diane, 1966- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst Aladdin hardcover edition.
Publication Info New York : Aladdin, 2019.
Copyright Notice ©2019
Description142 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Discovering history's heroes
Discovering history's heroes. ^A1410986
Contents The train to Holly Springs -- Growing up free -- Head of the class -- Kicked off a train -- Life in Memphis -- Princess of the press -- A terrible tragedy -- Driven out -- Taking the stage -- "You have the story" -- The World's Fair -- Staying busy -- Starting a family -- "A bull in a China shop" -- Working together -- Standing up to the sheriff -- Rising violence -- Back to the South -- Staying in the spotlight -- "The light of truth".
Abstract Presents the life and accomplishments of the activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horrors of lynching who set out to better the lives of African-Americans long before the Civil Rights Movement.
General note"Fighter for justice." -- cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 141-142).
Issued in other formOnline version: Bailey, Diane, 1966- author Ida B. Wells First Aladdin hardcover edition. New York : Aladdin, 2019 9781534424869
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2018020045
ISBN9781534424852 (hardback)
ISBN1534424857 (hardback)
ISBN9781534424845 (paperback)
ISBN1534424849 (paperback)

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