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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Released: October 24, 1989 (1989)

Runtime: 53 minutes

Genres: Documentary, History

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.