Who was Ida B. Wells?
"Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for Afr...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2020]
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| Series: | Who was-- ?
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| Summary: | "Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and fight for women's right to vote."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: | 9780593093351 0593093356 9780593093368 0593093364 9781725497245 1725497247 |
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