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Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

The acclaimed civil rights leader Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is brought vividly to life in this accessible and well-researched biography. Wells was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and she helped black women win the right to vote. But what she is most remembered for is the success of her lifelong crusade against the practice of lynching -- called by some "our nation's crime" -- in the American South.

She fought her battle by writing and publishing countless newspaper articles and by speaking around the world. Her outspokenness put her in grave danger many times over, but she would not be silenced, and today she is credited with ending lynching in the United States. Her story is one of courage and determination in the face of intolerance and injustice.

For more true stories of girls and women of the Civil Rights Movement, visit A Mighty Girl's special feature on the Top Mighty Girl Books on Civil Rights History.

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"This stellar biography of one of history's most inspiring women offers an excellent overview of Wells's life and contributions. Born a slave, she went on to become a schoolteacher, probation officer, journalist, and activist who fought for the right of black women to vote, helped to create the NAACP, and almost single-handedly halted the horrific practice of lynching. The account of her relationships with famous personalities like Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman provides an accurate sense of her importance during her lifetime.

The Fradins make poignant comparisons between their subject's life and those of figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, while showing how Wells paved the way for the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s." -- School Library Journal

Product Details

Recommended Age 10 - 16
Special Features Mighty Girl Top Picks
Author Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
ISBN 0395898986
Publication Date Jan 17, 2000
Publisher Clarion Books
Language English