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Ida B. Wells - A Passion for Justice
Rating: *****
Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $59.95
Date: Copyright 1989. Released 1989.
Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Rating: *****
Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $59.95
Date: Copyright 1989. Released 1989.
Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Audience: High School to Adult
Price: Public performance: $59.95
Date: Copyright 1989. Released 1989.
Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Price: Public performance: $59.95
Date: Copyright 1989. Released 1989.
Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Date: Copyright 1989. Released 1989.
Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Descriptors: Women - History. Wells, Ida B.. Blacks - History. Lynching.
Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Production Information: Live action. Produced by Judy Crichton, William Greaves. Color. Closed captioned. 60 min.
Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Production Company: WGBH (Boston) WNET (New York) KCET-TV (Los Angeles)
Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Available from: PBS Video 1320 Braddock Pl. Alexandria, VA 22314-1698 (703)739-5380
ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; ISBN: ISBN 0-7936-0076-6.
Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Cataloging: 973.8 Wells, Ida B.||United States - History - 1865-1898
Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

Go to Media Resources Center Entry Page

Copyright (C) 1996 by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by
Gary Handman, Head, Media Resources Center.
Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu; Awards: Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Silver Electra, 1991.
Print Entry #: 1:1380
Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

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Reviewer: Ferne B. Hyman

The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

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The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers.
The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well.
Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs.
High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.

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The American Experience is a television series covering many subjects, but all of them deal with some aspect of American history. Ida B. Wells is one more in this excellent series. David McCullough, the historian, narrates the series and brings a continuity to the presentation of each unit. The disconcerting part of the presentation is the inclusion of all the commercial additions to the story that appear on the televised program. The video series editors should exclude these coming attractions for the next broadcast, as well as the other PBS information given to at-home viewers. The story of Ida B. Wells is inspirational, instructive, and entertaining. This black woman, born into slavery just before the Emancipation Proclamation, lived through interesting and tumultuous times in US history. She proved to be a courageous member of the small but growing number of black middle-class citizens during the period after the Civil War who were striving to become part of American society. She became a schoolteacher at an early age to support her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. She joined the black culture societies that were growing during this time and wrote for the newspapers published by these societies. As the free blacks were more and more becoming targets for suppression, Ida Wells, who developed a strong sense of justice and integrity, fought against the violence that accompanied the suppression and against the anti-Negro legislation gaining ground after Reconstruction in the South ended. Eventually, she became a full-time journalist, editing and writing for black newspapers in the South and elsewhere. Many of her influential writings appeared in the general press as well. Using the combination of narrative, interviews with writers, historians, and descendants, and stills from contemporary photographs, the production manages to instill a sense of excitement about the work and writings of this woman. Novelist Toni Morrison gives a dramatic reading directly from Ida Wells' memoirs. High school students should see this film. It depicts a time we should not gloss over, a past from which we should learn. This 60-minute production will hold the interest of any adult audience; I highly recommend it.
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American Experience

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Last update 7/25/96. Server manager: webman@library.berkeley.edu