American Experience: Ida B. Wells – A Passion for Justice
1989
Movie Information
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.)
Release Date
October 24, 1989
Director
William Greaves
Runtime
53 minutes
Cast
Al Freeman Jr.Troy DusterPaula GiddingsIda B. WellsToni Morrison
Production
PBSRobert Stone ProductionsWGBH Video
Genres
DocumentaryHistory