Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Format: Book Author: Duster, Michelle, author. Title: Ida B. the queen : the extraordinary life and legacy of Ida B. Wells / Michelle Duster and Hannah Giorgis. Publisher, Date: New York : Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2021. Description: vii, 168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Publication Year: 2021 Summary: Publisher Annotation: Winner of a 2020 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862. In this inspiring and accessible biography, Duster tells the incredible story of Wells’s life, including stories from her childhood in Mississippi, her famous refusal to give up her seat on a ladies’ train car in Memphis, and her later work as a pioneering journalist and anti-lynching crusader. Overlooked and underestimated, Wells would single-handedly change the course of American history and come to inspire millions. Ida B. the Queen shines a bright light on one of the most extraordinary women in history. Target Audience Note: Adult Brodart. Adult Brodart. Subjects: Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 -- Juvenile literature. Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 African American women journalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women journalists African American educators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women educators African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Civil rights workers -- Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical HISTORY / African American & Black HISTORY / United States / 19th Century Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161) and index. Publishers Weekly, November 23, 2020 Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2020 Library Journal Prepub Alert, July 15, 2020 ISBN: 9781982129811 1982129816 Current Holds: 0 Local Availability:1 (of 1) System Availability:11 (of 11) Control Number: 2095246 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
