Name: Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893
ISBN: 9780980239812

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Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893

Michelle Duster

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African Americans were deliberately and systematically eliminated from participating in the preparation and exhibition of the Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) of 1893. This event, which took place in Chicago, Illinois drew tens of thousands of visitors from across the country and world to showcase the innovations and progress of the United States. The fact that an entire group of people who had been free citizens for almost thirty years, and who had made important contributions to the development of the nation were not given representation at such a signifi cant international forum provoked a protest. A small group of four people contributed to a pamphlet entitled The Reason Why the Colored American is not in the World's Columbian Exposition. Thousands of pamphlets were distributed to inform people who attended the fair from all over the world about the injustice that existed in the United States. Class Legislation, attributed to Ida B. Wells, and Lynch Law, written by Ida B. Wells, were two sections included in the pamphlet. The pieces give a glimpse for today's readers to understand the cruelty and hypocrisy of the country at that time. The generation of African Americans who had hopes that the end of slavery would be the end of their injustice eloquently documented how those hopes had not come to pass. Ida B. Wells' grandson, Troy Duster, and great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster, add historical perspective and insight into how much things have changed or not when it comes to the African American experience in the United States of America. Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, but through a series of circumstances ended up traveling across the country as well as to Europe to expose the injustices against African Americans that were raging through the South. She was a journalist, teacher, anti-lynching crusader, women's rights activist, civil rights pioneer and one of the founders of the NAACP at the turn of the 20th century.

Book Details

Publisher: Benjamin Williams Pub
Publish Date: Sep 25th, 2008
Pages: 104
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.80in - 5.90in - 0.30in - 0.40lb
EAN: 9780980239812
Categories: • General• General• General

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About the Author

Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, has spent the majority of her career in advertising and marketing. She started as a copywriter at a small agency in Chicago and has worked as a freelance project manager and writer in marketing communications. She also worked on the PBS broadcast documentary film "Ida B. Wells." Duster earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Dartmouth College and received her master's degree in Communications from the New School for Social Research in New York City.

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.@POTUS signs into law H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act” in the Rose Garden of the White House with Michelle Duster ( the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells) looking at right. (green coat) https://t.co/haxpLFUh5S

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