{"product_id":"book-hdb8","title":"Crusade for Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“She fought a lonely and almost single-handed fight, with the single-mindedness of a crusader, long before men or women of any race entered the arena; and the measure of success she achieved goes far beyond the credit she has been given in the history of the country.” (Alfreda M. Duster)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIda B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She cofounded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement, working alongside W. E. B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Church Terrell, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging memoir, originally published 1970, relates Wells' private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice. This updated edition includes a new foreword by Eve L. Ewing and a new afterword by Ida B. Wells' great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audible","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":67914603921712,"sku":"ZEhdb8","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49354051289392,"sku":"10hdb8","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hdb8-Square-cover.webp?v=1790847078","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hdb8","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}