Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893

by Dashka Slater and Michelle Duster

African Americans were deliberately and systematically eliminated from participating in the preparation and exhibition of the Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) of 1893. This event, which took place in Chicago, Illinois drew tens of thousands of visitors from across the country and world to showcase the innovations and progress of the United States. The fact that an entire group of people who had been free citizens for almost thirty years, and who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980239818
• ISBN13: 9780980239812
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Benjamin Williams Pub
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"