Table of Contents
I Who Was Ida B. Wells? 1
Dangerous Negro Agitator 1
II Who Ida Was to Me 8
The Picture on the Living Room Wall 8
The South Side and More 10
A Different Path 12
An Unlikely Connection 13
Carrying the Torch 14
III A Voice for the People 17
She Shall Not Be Moved 17
In Good Company 28
Two Very Different Fights 34
See You in Court 38
The Power of the Press 43
The Birth of an Activist 52
IV How Ida Became Ida 57
Learning Strength and Defiance in Holly Springs 57
An Abrupt End to Childhood 62
V 400 Years of Progress 68
VI A Powerful Legacy 78
Defending and Embracing Our Authentic Selves 78
Speaking Truth to Power 84
Black Lives Matter 88
Working and Protesting Alone 93
Modern Mavericks 94
Organizing Together 100
Taking Control of Our Narrative 109
We Shall Not Be Moved 118
Self-Determination, the Law, and Politics 125
Housing and Support 127
Women Belong in the House and Senate and Every Hall of Power 130
Passing the Torch 133
VII Monumental 136
Acknowledgments 147
Sources 149
Image Credits 162
Index 164