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Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells
by Michelle Duster
RATING: 4 STARS
2021; Atria/One Signal Publishers/Simon & Schuster Canada
I've always heard the name Ida B. Wells in reference to black women who fought racism, but I didn't really know the particulars. I thought this book was a biography, but it is more of a coffee table book. The cover art caught my attention and when I started to read the eARC, I was not getting the full effect of the artwork. I decided to get the physical book instead, but forgot all about putting it on hold at the library. After I got my vaccine shot, I decided to stop at the library, and there it was on the shelf beckoning me. I loved the artwork in this book, and it deserves one star just for the way it is presented. Michelle Duster is the great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, and she only got to about her life when she was in her 2os. Or rather that is when she became interested. She would go on to work on a documentary about Wells, and work on some other books. In this book, she shares how her interest in Wells came about, and briefly who Wells was to the world. This book touches on Wells's impact on black rights, and how it is still fought. I liked that this book is accessible to a wider audience and will garner people's interest in learning more. I added at least three biographies of Wells on my TBR, one is her own autobiography.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
2021; Atria/One Signal Publishers/Simon & Schuster Canada
I've always heard the name Ida B. Wells in reference to black women who fought racism, but I didn't really know the particulars. I thought this book was a biography, but it is more of a coffee table book. The cover art caught my attention and when I started to read the eARC, I was not getting the full effect of the artwork. I decided to get the physical book instead, but forgot all about putting it on hold at the library. After I got my vaccine shot, I decided to stop at the library, and there it was on the shelf beckoning me. I loved the artwork in this book, and it deserves one star just for the way it is presented. Michelle Duster is the great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, and she only got to about her life when she was in her 2os. Or rather that is when she became interested. She would go on to work on a documentary about Wells, and work on some other books. In this book, she shares how her interest in Wells came about, and briefly who Wells was to the world. This book touches on Wells's impact on black rights, and how it is still fought. I liked that this book is accessible to a wider audience and will garner people's interest in learning more. I added at least three biographies of Wells on my TBR, one is her own autobiography.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***