Portland Public Library

To tell the truth freely, the life of Ida B. Wells, Mia Bay

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-357) and index

individual biography

illustrations

index present

non fiction

To tell the truth freely

bibliography

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Mia Bay

the life of Ida B. Wells

From the Publisher: Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B. Wells became a fearless antilynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and journalist. Wells's refusal to accept any compromise on racial inequality caused her to be labeled a "dangerous radical" in her day but made her a model for later civil rights activists as well as a powerful witness to the troubled racial politics of her era. In the richly illustrated To Tell the Truth Freely, the historian Mia Bay vividly captures Wells's legacy and life, from her childhood in Mississippi to her early career in late nineteenth-century Memphis and her later life in Progressive-era Chicago

List of illustrations -- Introduction: If Iola were a man -- 1: Coming of age in Mississippi -- 2: Walking in Memphis -- 3: Lynching at the curve -- 4: Exile -- 5: Capturing the attention of the "civilized world" -- 6: Although a busy woman, she has found the time to marry -- 7: Challenging Washington, DC, and Booker T -- 8: Reforming Chicago -- 9: Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index