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Ida B. the queen : the extraordinary life and legacy of Ida B. Wells  Cover Image Book Book

Ida B. the queen : the extraordinary life and legacy of Ida B. Wells / Michelle Duster and Hannah Giorgis.

Duster, Michelle, (author.). Giorgis, Hannah, (author.).

Summary:

Written by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer covers Wells' early years as a slave, her famous acts of resistance, and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist.

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  • ISBN: 9781982129811 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 168 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
African American women journalists > Biography.
African American women social reformers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 323.092 Wells-D 31681010222941 NONFIC Available -

Michelle Duster is a writer, speaker, professor, and champion of racial and gender equity. In the last dozen years, she has written, edited, or contributed to eleven books.  She cowrote the popular children's history book, Tate and His Historic Dream; coedited Shifts and Michelle Obama's Impact on African American Women and Girls; and edited two books that include the writings of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. She has written articles for EssenceRefinery29HuffPostTeen Vogue, and The North Star.

Michelle Duster is a writer, speaker, professor, and champion of racial and gender equity. In the last dozen years, she has written, edited, or contributed to eleven books.  She cowrote the popular children’s history book, Tate and His Historic Dream; coedited Shifts and Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls; and edited two books that include the writings of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. She has written articles for EssenceRefinery29HuffPostTeen Vogue, and The North Star.


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