Alfreda Duster | |
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| Born | Alfreda Barnett September 3, 1904 |
| Died | April 2, 1983 (aged 78) Billings Hospital, Chicago |
| Notable work | Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (1970) |
| Spouse | Benjamin C. Duster Jr. |
| Children | 5, including Troy Duster |
| Parent(s) | Ida B. Wells (mother) Ferdinand L. Barnett (father) |
Alfreda M. Duster[1] (née Barnett; September 3, 1904 – April 2, 1983) was an American social worker and civic leader in Chicago.[2][3] She is best known as the youngest daughter of civil rights activist Ida B. Wells and as the editor of her mother's posthumously published autobiography, Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (1970).
- ^ "Alfreda M. Duster". press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Black Women Oral History Project Interviews, 1976–1981: Biographies". Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Research Guides. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Derr, Mary Krane. "Duster, Alfreda Barnett". African American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved May 12, 2020.