To keep the waters troubled : the life of Ida B. Wells

by Linda McMurry Edwards

Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

Biography / Edwards

Genres

Collection

Biography

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Description

Ida B. Wells was a prominent African American famous for her crusade against lynching in the 1890's. This biography of Wells tells the story of her battle for justice for African American men and women from its beginnings in Tennessee.

Call number

Biography / Edwards

Tags

United States, African American women civil rights workers, Journalists, Ida B. Wells-Barnett 1862-1931, Race relations, African American women political activists, African Americans--Civil rights

Language

English

ISBN

9780195088120

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