The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a Young WomanPublished for the first time in its century, this "meticulously edited contribution to the study of American women's diaries and late-19th-century women's and black history" (Kirkus Reviews) offers an intimate look at the hopes, thoughts and day-to-day life of the young woman who would later become the celebrated civil rights activist and antilynching crusader. |
Contents
From a Butterfly Schoolgirl to | 19 |
Exorcising the Demon of Unrest | 71 |
Standing Face to Face | 109 |
Travel Diary | 161 |
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The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a ... Ida B. Wells-Barnett No preview available - 1995 |
The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells: An Intimate Portrait of the Activist as a ... Ida B. Wells-Barnett No preview available - 2001 |
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Encyclopedia of American Race Riots: Greenwood Milestones in African ... Walter C. Rucker,James N. Upton No preview available - 2006 |
Encyclopedia of American Race Riots, Volume 2 Walter C. Rucker,James N. Upton No preview available - 2007 |