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Release Year1989
Runtime0h 53m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
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DirectorWilliam Greaves
WritersWilliam Greaves
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsIda B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
About Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
"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.)
Directed by William Greaves, Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice leans on a strong ensemble — Al Freeman Jr., Troy Duster, Paula Giddings — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1989.
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