Ida B. Wells: Journalist, Advocate & Crusader for Justice (Rise. Risk. Remember. Incredible Stories of Courageous Black Women series)

This biography follows journalist and activist Ida B. Wells, who was born into slavery and grew up during Reconstruction as her family fought for Black rights. After working as an educator, she moved to Memphis and began reporting on white mob violence and investigating lynchings. Wells helped found the NAACP and became a civil rights leader. The account also considers her efforts to hold her family together after tragedy and her refusal to remain silent about racism, violence, and injustice.