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S02E12: Ida B. Wells: A Passion for JusticeBorn 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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Air Date:
Dec 19, 1989
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55 minutes
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