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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Name: Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Director: William Greaves
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1989-10-24T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Al Freeman Jr.

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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.