Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells

"She fought a lonely and almost single-handed fight, with the single-mindedness of a crusader, long before men or women of any race entered the arena; and the measure of success she achieved goes far beyond the credit she has been given in the history of the country."--Alfreda M. Duster

Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She co-founded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement, working alongside W. E. B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Church Terrell, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony.

This engaging memoir, originally published 1970, relates Wells's private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice. This updated edition includes a new foreword by Eve L. Ewing, new images, and a new afterword by Ida B. Wells's great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster.

Author: Ida B. Wells
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/13/2020
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780226691428
ISBN10: 022669142X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | African American & Black

About the Author
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. Alfreda M. Duster (1904-1983), daughter of Ida B. Wells, was a social worker, mother, and civic leader in Chicago.