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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice (1989)
Directed by William Greaves
Documentary, History · 53m
"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.)
Cast
Al Freeman Jr.
Toni Morrison
Crew
- Director
- William Greaves
- Writer
- William Greaves
- Producer
- William Greaves, Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Details
- Release date
- 1989-10-24
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- PBS, Robert Stone Productions, WGBH Video