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Political pioneer of the press Ida B. Wells-Barnett and her transnational crusade for social justice edited by Lori Amber Roessner and Jodi Rightler-McDaniels ; [foreword by Chandra D. Snell Clark]

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Editor:
Roessner, Lori Amber 1980-  Search this
Rightler-McDaniels, Jodi 1984-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xxxvii, 205 pages)
Type:
Biography
Electronic books
Biographies
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2018
Notes:
Elecresource
Contents:
Ida B. Wells and "The Strange Career" of a Political Pioneer of the Press: Communicating a Social Justice Crusade. Training the Pen: Ida B. Wells' Journalistic Efforts to Combat Emerging Jim-Crow Laws in Transportation / Norma Fay Green -- "A Hearing in the Press": Ida B. Wells' Lecture Tour of 1893-4 / Joe Hayden -- Communicating an Anti-Lynching Crusade: The Voice, the Writings, and the Power of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's Public Relations Campaign / Jinx Coleman Broussard -- "The Modern Joan [of] Arc": Press Coverage of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's Campaign for Woman's Suffrage / Lori Amber Roessner -- The Life of a Political Agitator: Ida B. Wells-Barnett's Transition from a National Activist to a Local Reformer / Kris DuRocher -- Mightier than the Sword: Discourse on the Life & Legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Constructing Monuments to the Memory of Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Institutionalization of Reputation, Memory Distortion, and Cultural Amnesia / Lori Amber Roessner -- Ida B. Wells and the Carceral State / Patricia A. Schechter -- Pioneering Advocacy Journalism: What Today's Journalists Can Learn from Ida B. Wells-Barnett's Methodology / R.J. Vogt -- What Would Ida Do? Considering the Relevancy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett's Legacy to Journalism Students at an HBCU / Chandra D. Snell Clark -- Afterword: Ida B. Wells-Barnett and the "Racist Coverup" / Kathy Roberts Forde
Summary:
Until the 1970s, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931)-like so many prominent women in journalism and politics-was a forgotten figure in American culture. This edited volume takes a fresh look at this daring African-American woman who tirelessly advocated for the rights of women, minorities, and members of the working class
Topic:
African American women  Search this
African American women journalists  Search this
African American women civil rights workers  Search this
Civil rights workers  Search this
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Political  Search this
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights  Search this
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights  Search this
African American women social reformers  Search this
Call number:
E185.97.W55 P65 2018 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147347