Ida B. Wells : social reformer and activist / Kristina DuRocher.

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]

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This is a biography of Ida B. Wells and the historical issues of race, gender, and social reform in the late 19th- and early 20th-century U.S. Born into slavery in 1862, Wells went on to become an influential reformer and leader in the African American community. A Southern black woman living in a time when little social power was available to people of her race or gender, she made an extraordinary impact on American society through her journalism and activism. Best-known for her anti-lynching crusade, which publicly exposed the extralegal killings of African Americans, Wells was also an outspoken advocate for social justice in issues including women's suffrage, education, housing, the legal system, and poor relief.

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