Who was Ida B. Wells? /
Fabiny, Sarah,
Who was Ida B. Wells? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond. - New York : Penguin Workshop, 2020. - 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm - Who was-- ? .
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Who Was Ida B. Wells -- Freedom -- "Princess of the Press" -- The Crusade Begins -- Speaking Farther and Wider -- Braver and Bolder -- Never Give UP -- New Crusades -- Ups and Downs -- "Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty."
"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."--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
9780593093351 9780593093368
2019054704
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 --Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Journalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
E185.97.W55 / F33 2020
323.092 B
Who was Ida B. Wells? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond. - New York : Penguin Workshop, 2020. - 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm - Who was-- ? .
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Who Was Ida B. Wells -- Freedom -- "Princess of the Press" -- The Crusade Begins -- Speaking Farther and Wider -- Braver and Bolder -- Never Give UP -- New Crusades -- Ups and Downs -- "Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty."
"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."--
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
9780593093351 9780593093368
2019054704
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 --Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Journalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
E185.97.W55 / F33 2020
323.092 B