Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells As Prophet for Our Time

Catherine Meeks; Nibs Stroupe

ISBN 10: 1640651608 / ISBN 13: 9781640651609

Verlag: Church Publishing, 2019

Beschreibung

Foreword by Stacey Abrams. One corner crease on title page. Born into slavery in Mississippi, she was a journalist, scholar, and activist, she wove together the ability to investigate and animate issues that robbed blacks of full participation in the citizenship guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. In 1892, when white men lynched her good friend Tom Moss in Memphis, she confronted the racism that sought to legitimize murder by vigilantes. She decried lynching and demanded action from leaders who failed to protect their citizens. So affecting were her calls to action, her newspaper offices in Memphis were blown up. She was exiled from the South for more than 20 years, she co-founded the NAACP and furthered the role of women in the fight for justice. Because of the witness and work of Ida Wells and those she girded for the fight, we as a nation have made critical progress.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells As Prophet for Our Time
• Verlag: Church Publishing
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1640651608
• ISBN-13: 9781640651609
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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Inhaltsangabe

"In Passionate for Justice, we find a compass that points us to the future, where we can each give voice and action to justice, equity, and life-giving community. Ida Wells would have had it no other way." -From the Foreword by Stacey Abrams, 2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

CATHERINE MEEKS, PhD, is the retired Clara Carter Acree Distinguished Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies at Wesleyan College and the Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. She has long been a strong advocate for social justice, community, and wellness. She is the author of several books, including Living Into God's Dream and Standing on Their Shoulders: A Celebration of the Wisdom of African-American Women.

NIBS STROUPE retired in 2017 as pastor of Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, a nationally recognized leader in multicultural and racial justice ministry. He has written numerous articles for magazines, including The Atlantic online. He has written frequently for Westminster/John Knox's Feasting on the Word series, and is a frequent contributor to Journal for Preachers. He is the author of four books.