To Tell the Truth Freely: The Life of Ida B. Wells

by Mia Bay

Book Overview

Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B. Wells became a fearless antilynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and journalist. Wells's refusal to accept any compromise on racial inequality caused her to be labeled a "dangerous radical" in her day but made her a model for later civil rights activists as well as a powerful witness to the troubled racial politics of her era. In the richly illustrated To Tell the Truth Freely , the historian Mia Bay vividly captures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809095297
• ISBN13: 9780809095292
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"