They say : Ida B. Wells and the reconstruction of race

They say : Ida B. Wells and the reconstruction of race / James West Davidson.

In 'They Say, ' James West Davidson recounts the first thirty years in the passionate life of Ida B. Wells--as well as the story of the great struggle over the meaning of race in post-emancipation America. Davidson captures the breathtaking and often chaotic changes that swept the South as...

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Main Author: Davidson, James West
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:New narratives in American history.
Subjects:
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., > 1862-1931.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., > 1862-1931 > Childhood and youth.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., > 1862-1931
To 1964
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African American women social reformers > Biography.
African American women educators > Biography.
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Childhood and youth of a person
African American women civil rights workers
African American women educators
African American women social reformers
African Americans > Race identity
African Americans > Social conditions
Civil rights workers
Race relations
Racism
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
United States
Biographies
History
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Summary:In 'They Say, ' James West Davidson recounts the first thirty years in the passionate life of Ida B. Wells--as well as the story of the great struggle over the meaning of race in post-emancipation America. Davidson captures the breathtaking and often chaotic changes that swept the South as Wells grew up in Holly Springs, Mississippi: the spread of education among free blacks, the rise of political activism, and the bitter struggles for equality in the face of entrenched social custom. When Wells came of age she moved to bustling Memphis, where her quest for personal fulfillment was thwarted as.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206) and index.
ISBN:9780198036326
0198036329
9780190289553
0190289554
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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