Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

1989
53m
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Overview

"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.)

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
PBS Robert Stone Productions WGBH Video
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 24, 1989
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1182701
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Cast

Al Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman Jr.

Narrator (voice)

Troy Duster
Troy Duster

Paula Giddings
Paula Giddings

Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells

Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison

Key Crew

William Greaves
Producer
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Producer
William Greaves
Director
William Greaves
Writer

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