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Ida B. the queen : the extraordinary life and legacy of Ida B. Wells
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First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Written by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer covers Wells' early years as a slave, her famous acts of resistance, and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist.
Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862. Though she died in 1931, her impact looms large over the country's slow movements toward progress. In this inspiring and accessible biography Duster, Wells' great-granddaughter, tells the incredible story of Wells's life, including stories from her childhood in Mississippi, committing herself to the needs of those who did not have power, and cofounding the NAACP. -- adapted from back cover and page 7 of first chapter.
Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862. Though she died in 1931, her impact looms large over the country's slow movements toward progress. In this inspiring and accessible biography Duster, Wells' great-granddaughter, tells the incredible story of Wells's life, including stories from her childhood in Mississippi, committing herself to the needs of those who did not have power, and cofounding the NAACP. -- adapted from back cover and page 7 of first chapter.
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- 15 of 16 copies available at Westchester Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
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| Bronxville Public Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31004151728099 |
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| Chappaqua Library | BIOGRAPHY WELLS-BARNETT, IDA (Text) Biography |
31005500429750 |
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| Croton Free Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31006151814423 |
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| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | TEEN B WELLS (Text) YA Biography |
31007151487715 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | B WELLS-BARNETT (Text) Biography |
31009154769503 |
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| Larchmont Public Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31014152959056 |
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| Mamaroneck Public Library District | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31015152573953 |
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| New Rochelle Public Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31019156594759 |
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| Ossining Public Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31021153393391 |
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| Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library | B WELLS (Text) Biography |
31025152586814 |
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