Description
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring picture book biography of the groundbreaking journalist and civil rights activist as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award Honoree artist Laura Freeman.
Ida B. Wells was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader. She was a founder of the NAACP, the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, the Alpha Suffrage Club, and the Negro Fellowship League. She wrote, spoke, and traveled, challenging the racist and sexist norms of her time. Faced with criticism and threats to her life, she never gave up. This is her extraordinary true story, as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster and beautifully brought to life by Coretta Scott King Award Honoree artist Laura Freeman.Details
Author: |
Michelle Duster |
Illustrator: |
Laura Freeman |
ISBN 10: |
125023946X |
Pages: |
40 |
Publisher: |
Henry Holt & Company |
Publication Date: |
January 4, 2022 |
Binding: |
Hardcover |
Age Group: |
Children (0 - 8) |
Grade Range: |
P-3 |
