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Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster
4 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Ida B the Queen is a familial exploration of the civil rights movement, the fight for suffrage, and Idea B Wells's hands on work fighting on behalf of individuals and alongside organizations. He great granddaughter does a wonderful job telling the story of Ida's life and work. I just wish that it went into more detail, though that detail might be available in the biography the author's grandmother wrote. I enjoyed the section about the author as a teen and young adults, and how her family encouraged her to live up to her own dreams and expectations for herself instead of aspiring to emulate her great-grandmother. The organization of the book with the timeline in the middle also kind of threw me off. I was listening to it as an audiobook and I thought that I'd accidentally skipped to the last section when I hit the timeline. I feel like it would have worked better as a part of the conclusion. The slow pacing of the timeline is it my preferred method of organization of historical events, but I did enjoy the side bars that further explained the individuals that Ida crossed paths with. Overall, Idea B Wells is a really cool woman and it was interesting to read about a sort of looming historical figure through the eyes of her descendant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Classism
zombiezami's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A wonderfully approachable biography with beautiful illustrations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Slavery and War
Lynchingdjreads's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime and Murder
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I felt this book was a bit disjointed & not very thorough about Mrs. Wells-Barnett. It’s kind of all over the place… dates, topics, etc. I do think this book can be a good starting point in learning about African American history & past/current social issues.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Rape, and Slavery
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