{"product_id":"yours-for-justice-ida-b-wells-the-daring-life-of-a-crusading-journalist-paperback","title":"Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Dray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Alcorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning picture book tells the inspirational story of journalist Ida B. Wells and her crusade for justice and civil rights. A must-have for American, Black, and women's history collections.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1863, when Ida B. Wells was not yet two years old, the Emancipation Proclamation freed her from the bond of slavery. Blessed with a strong will, an eager mind, and a deep belief in America's promise of \"freedom and justice for all,\" young Ida held her family together, defied society's conventions, and used her position as a journalist to speak against injustice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Ida's greatest challenge arose after one of her friends was lynched. How could one headstrong young woman help free America from the looming \"shadow of lawlessness\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Philip Dray tells the inspirational story of Ida B. Wells and her lifelong commitment to end injustice. Stephen Alcorn's remarkable illustrations recreate the tensions that threatened to upend a nation while paying tribute to a courageous American hero.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Dray was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award for At The Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. It was through his work on this book that he became acquainted with Ida B. Wells and her compelling story. He lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Alcorn was born in the United States and grew up in Italy. A professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, he is an award-winning printmaker, portraitist, and illustrator of over fifty children's books, including Let it Shine, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. He lives in Virginia.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 11.81 x 9.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767909220640,"sku":"9781682633366","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3cda24550db4c5b6c457201d34df7ab.webp?v=1780320141","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yours-for-justice-ida-b-wells-the-daring-life-of-a-crusading-journalist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}