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bookish
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Linda McMurry talked about her biography, To Keep the Waters Troubled: The Life of Ida B. Wells, published by Oxford University Press. The book details Wells' life and describes her activities as an activist for African-American equal rights in the late 19th century. The program was taped in Sept. 1999.
If you don't get C-span3, you can watch or listen online or buy a video tape through their web site.
c-span.org
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Cynique
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:14 am: |
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Ida B. Wells is especially remembered by Chicagoland blacks because she lived and raised her family here in her later years. There's even a housing project named her. Her heirs still reside in Chicago and are active in preserving her legacy. A great Lady, - a feminist who was ahead of her time. |
Judy
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The book To Keep the Waters Troubled is impressive. Ida was a real person with real human concerns who managed to overcome them and forge ahead. She was plagued by poverty, social ostracism, depression and other ailments.
I am also impressed with the breadth of her accomplishments. Ida was a teacher, journalist, public speaker and excelled in every endeavor she tackled.
Interesting to note that Ida was the natural and rightful successor to Frederick Douglass after his death and a leader and spokesperson for Negro american concerns. But because of her misfortune to be female she and her work and contributions were overlookedand discounted, and the mantle of leadership fell on the shoulders of DuBois, Booker et al. |
Soul Sister
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 09:14 am: |
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Hey all --- HAPPY NEW YEAR
Now that I have finished the formalities -- I am glad to see some talk about Ida Wells - she was truly a great woman. I have the book you all are discussion -- aint finished it yet -- but I have been reading Ida B. Wells-Barnett and American Reform 1880-1930 University of North Carolina Press, 2001. 386 pp. by Patricia A.Schechter.
This work looks at her public campaign against lynching and her religious beliefs about racial uplift. For those interested you should check it out -- its academic but not boring.
Another woman I am checking out is Sojourner Truth -- her life and slavery experience in New York is captivating -- she is another woman on my radar - worthy of being studied and understood -- completely --
Judy I agree with you about the succession of Black leadership -- however sexism is a real thing for Black people unfortunately it is still with us today - - look at Myrlie Evers and the NACCP. What was that about - hopefully the hip hop generations thinking leadership will find a resolution - sadly enough the lyrics don't seem to liberating - but that is another discussion -- if you want to have it -- smile.
Have a great day -- Im out - peace |
bookish
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 02:38 pm: |
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Just speaking of Chicago for a minute, on the 14th bell hooks will be giving a reading at 6 pm at the Harold Washington public library. The same night, there's a screening of a new PBS documentary on the murder of Emmett Till and a tribute to his mother at the Chicago Historical Society. Both are free.
I'm more than a bit peeved the events are happening at the same time on the same night, but at least they're happening.
I'm so glad to see people interested in Ida B. Wells (and Sojourner Truth and Myrlie Evers)! I wish I'd known about the C-Span program ahead of time. I could have posted about it sooner. I've got Myrlie's book Watch Me Fly here from the library now, though I haven't started it yet.
I haven't read either book on Wells yet, but they're On My List now. LOL Thanks for the reviews. Anyone have a good recommendation re: Sojourner? I don't know that I've read any books that were solely devoted to her. |
Soul Sister
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I love Chi-town -- I was there for a conference and fell in love.
As for books about Sojourner Truth -- check out Nell Painter's Sojourner Truth, A Life a Symbol. Also, she dictated a biography that has been reprinted by Penguin Books -- A Narrative of Sojourner Truth.
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bookish
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Thanks for the recommendations, Soul Sister!
I hate Chicago. It's a h--l hole. My truest desire is to get out of here before I die. I used to love it when I couldn't manage to get here often. LOL Living here is not fun. |
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