"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
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."
