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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

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"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…

DirectorWilliam Greaves
WriterWilliam Greaves
ProducersWilliam Greaves·Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

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Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice isn't on any streaming service in Canada right now, but it's available in United States. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by William Greaves

AJAl Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman Jr.
Narrator (voice)
TD
Troy Duster
PG
Paula Giddings
IW
Ida B. Wells
TMToni Morrison
Toni Morrison

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