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Peachtree Publishers, 2008-04-03

Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

Philip Dray, Author

Stephen Alcorn, Illustrator

Hardcover

9781561454174

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Philip Dray and Stephen Alcorn re-create the tensions that threatened to upend the nation a century ago while paying tribute to a courageous American hero.
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Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Biography & Autobiography • Cultural & Regional • JNF007030 • JNF007050 • JNF007070 • JNF007120 • JNF018010 • JNF043000 • JNF053140 • Juvenile Nonfiction • Literary • Political • Politics & Government • Prejudice & Racism • Social Science • Social Topics • Women

Age Range • 10-14

Pages • 48

Subjects • African American women journalists • Wells-Barnett • Ida B. • African American women civil rights workers • Civil rights workers • United States • African American women educators • Race relations • African Americans • Civil rights • History • Social conditions • To 1964 • Lynching • Educators • Journalists • Women

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism

The award-winning picture book tells the inspirational story of journalist Ida B. Wells and her crusade for justice and civil rights. A must-have for American, Black, and women's history collections.

In 1863, when Ida B. Wells was not yet two years old, the Emancipation Proclamation freed her from the bond of slavery. Blessed with a strong will, an eager mind, and a deep belief in America's promise of "freedom and justice for all," young Ida held her family together, defied society's conventions, and used her position as a journalist to speak against injustice.

But Ida's greatest challenge arose after one of her friends was lynched. How could one headstrong young woman help free America from the looming "shadow of lawlessness"?

Author Philip Dray tells the inspirational story of Ida B. Wells and her lifelong commitment to end injustice. Stephen Alcorn's remarkable illustrations recreate the tensions that threatened to upend a nation while paying tribute to a courageous American hero.

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