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The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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Biography is the most intimate approach to history, and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some bo...Show more Biography is the most intimate approach to history, and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature, science, government, and the human experience. Show less

Crusade for Justice

The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells

by Wells-Barnett, Ida B.

Book - 1972

This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family, as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing African American people. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family, as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing African American people. Show less

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Ida B. the Queen

The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

by Duster, Michelle

Book - 2021

Written by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer covers Wells' early years as an enslaved person, her famous acts of resistance, and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist. Written by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer covers Wells' early years as an enslaved person, her famous acts of resistance, and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist. Show less

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Ida B. Wells

A Passion For Justice

Streaming Video - 2015

Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Show less

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To Tell the Truth Freely

The Life of Ida B. Wells

by Bay, Mia

Book - 2009

Wells was labeled a "dangerous radical" in her day. She became a model for later civil rights activists, as well as a powerful witness to the troubled racial politics of her era. Wells was labeled a "dangerous radical" in her day. She became a model for later civil rights activists, as well as a powerful witness to the troubled racial politics of her era. Show less

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Who Was Ida B. Wells?

by Fabiny, Sarah

Book - 2020

Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several b...Show more Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and fight for women's right to vote. Show less

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Why They Marched

Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

by Ware, Susan

Book - 2019

This text brings to light fascinating stories underrepresented in traditional looks at women's suffrage in the United States. This text brings to light fascinating stories underrepresented in traditional looks at women's suffrage in the United States. Show less

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