Release Date

24 Oct, 1989

Runtime

00:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison reads selections from Wells' memoirs and other writings in this winner of more than 20 film festival awards. (Note: Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS documentary series "American Experience" (1989). The program has circulated widely as an independent documentary through educational distributors and library catalogs, supporting its treatment as a standalone film listing.)

Original Title

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

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Actors

Al Freeman Jr.

Troy Duster

Paula Giddings

Ida B. Wells

Toni Morrison

Crew

William Greaves

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

William Greaves

William Greaves