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Penguin Workshop, 2020-02-06

Who Was Ida B. Wells?

Who Was Ida B. Wells?

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Sarah Fabiny, Author, Who Hq, Author

Ted Hammond, Illustrator

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9780593093351

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"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"--
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Ida B. Wells lived with boldness and purpose, speaking against injustice and demanding accountability. Her unwavering stance continues to inspire civic courage.

Keywords and Themes: Advocacy • African American & Black • Biography & Autobiography • Conviction • Courage • Determination • Equality • Integrity • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Leadership • Responsibility • Social Activists • Truth • Women

Readability • 5.6

Age Range • 8-11

Pages • 112

Subjects • Wells-Barnett • Ida B. • African American women civil rights workers • Civil rights workers • United States • Journalists • African Americans • Civil rights • History • Race relations • Biographies

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists

The story of how a girl born into slavery became an early leader in the civil rights movement and the most famous Black female journalist in nineteenth-century America.

Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see how just how unjust the world 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.

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