Ida Wells-Barnett (Gateway Civil Rights) [Library Binding]

Suzanne Freedman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Gateway Civil Rights

Recounts the life and activities of the woman who grew up poor in a small southern town, became a successful journalist, and then turned her energies to speaking and organizing for civil rights, focusing particularly on her campaign against the crime of lynching.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-These two well-written books about civil rights activists give readers a look at the era of legal segregation in the U.S. and its injustices. The events described in these accounts may seem stranger than fiction to today's students, but the historical black-and-white photographs are compelling and chilling. Elish recounts the efforts mounted and the personal risks taken by Meredith to attend the University of Mississippi. The photograph of him taken in 1986 shows that he survived his ordeal and has succeeded in his chosen career. Freedman traces Wells-Barnett's teaching and journalistic careers and details her lifelong crusade to put an end to lynching. Her work for voting rights for women and her role in founding the NAACP are also presented. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack's Ida B. Wells-Barnett (Enslow, 1991) is for a slightly younger audience.
Eunice Weech, M.L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562943774
• ISBN-13: 978-1562943776
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,981,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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