American Experience
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
E12 Dec 19, 1989 55m TV-PG
Born into slavery, she became a journalist and newspaper owner in Memphis, and was radicalized following the lynching of three friends. Her crusade against lynching led to death threats, but she bravely continued for the rest of her life to call for an end to sexism and racism.
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