<div>Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing blacks.<br><br>"No student of black history should overlook <i>Crusade for Justice</i>."--William M. Tuttle, Jr., <i>Journal of American History</i><br><br>"Besides being the story of an incredibly courageous and outspoken black woman in the face of innumerable odds, the book is a valuable contribution to the social history of the United States and to the literature of the women's movement as well."--Elizabeth Kolmer, <i>American Quarterly</i><br><br>"[Wells was] a sophisticated fighter whose prose was as though as her intellect."--Walter Goodman, <i>New York Times</i><br><br>"An illuminating narrative of a zealous, race-conscious, civic- and church-minded black woman reformer, whose life story is a significant chapter in the history of Negro-White relations."--Thelma D. Perry, <i>Negro History Bulletin</i><br><br><b>Alfreda M. Duster</b>, who died in 1983, was the daughter of Ida B. Wells and Ferdinand L. Barnett, the first black state's attorney in Illinois.<br><br></div>