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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davidson, James West
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Colección:New narratives in American history.
Temas:
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.
Défenseuses des droits de l'homme noires américaines > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Réformatrices sociales noires américaines > Biographies.
Éducatrices noires américaines > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1964.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
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.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206) and index.
ISBN:9780198036326
0198036329
9780190289553
0190289554

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