**The inspiring true story of an indomitable librarianโs journey from Nazi Germany to Seattle to Vietnamโall for the love of books.** Growing up under Fascist censorship in Nazi Germany, Ruth Rappaport absorbed a forbidden community of ideas in banned books. After fleeing her home in Leipzig at fif
Ida B. the queen: the extraordinary life and legacy of Ida B. Wells
โ Scribed by Duster, Michelle;Giorgis, Hannah;Wells-Barnett, Ida B
- Publisher
- Atria/One Signal Publishers
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- EN-US
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Edition
- First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- United States.
- ISBN
- 1982129824
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize.
Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a "dangerous negro agitator." In the annals of history, it makes her an icon.
Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of an inspirational woman who was often overlooked and underestimated--a woman who refused to exit a train car meant for white passengers; a woman brought to light the horrors of lynching in America; a woman who cofounded the NAACP. Written by Wells's great-granddaughter Michelle Duster, this "warm remembrance of a civil rights icon" (Kirkus Reviews) is a unique visual celebration of Wells's life, and of the Black experience.
A century after her death, Wells's genius is being celebrated in popular culture by politicians, through song, public artwork,...
โฆ Subjects
United States
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