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Paula J. Giddings

2 reviewed book summaries currently available on Globusz Books.

Reviewed summary

Ida: A Sword Among Lions

Ever wonder how one person’s stubborn refusal to sit in the back of a train car could spark a lifetime fight against a brutal, ugly American tradition? Ida B. Wells didn’t just refuse to move—she grabbed a pen and went on a relentless mission to expose lynching for the racist terror it was. And Paula J. Giddings doesn’t just tell you about it; she drags you into the messy, dangerous, and inspiring world Wells inhabited.

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Reviewed summary

Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

Ever wonder how one woman could stare down a nation’s worst horrors and not blink? Ida B. Wells did just that—turning her pen into a weapon against lynching when most folks preferred to look the other way. This isn’t your usual dusty biography. It’s a deep dive into courage, grit, and the kind of relentless activism that still rattles cages today.

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