Ida: a Sword among Lions Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

Name: Ida: a Sword among Lions Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching
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ISBN: 9780060797362

ISBN-10: 0060797363

ISBN-13: 9780060797362

Edition: 2009

Authors: Paula J. Giddings

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Heralded as a landmark achievement upon publication, Ida: A Sword Among Lions is a sweeping narrative about a country and a crusader embroiled in the struggle against lynching-a practice that imperiled not only the lives of black men and women, but also a nation based on law and riven by race.At the center of the national drama is Ida B. Wells (1862-1931). Born to slaves in Mississippi, Wells began her activist career by refusing to leave a first-class ladies' car on a Memphis railway and rose to lead the nation's first campaign against lynching. For Wells, the key to the rise in violence was embedded in attitudes not only about black men, but also about women and sexuality. Her independent…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/3/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 832
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.33" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English