The light of truth : writings of an anti-lynching crusader

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The light of truth : writings of an anti-lynching crusader
Title remainder
writings of an anti-lynching crusader
Statement of responsibility
Ida B. Wells ; edited with an introduction and notes by Mia Bay ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr
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Language
eng
Summary
"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"--
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
Dewey number
364.1/34
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV6457
LC item number
.B362 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Penguin classics
Target audience
general

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