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Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice

IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE

Directed by William Greaves
United States, 1989
Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary on 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.

Synopsis

Documentary on 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.