Ida B. Wells, teacher, journalist, and life-long crusader against racism and sexism in America, is profiled in this documentary by William Greaves. Having herself been born into slavery in a small Mississippi town, Wells called upon people of conscience to bring moral, political, and economic pressures to bear against the evils she identified. Narrator Al Freeman, Jr. Wells’ memoirs read by Toni Morrison. See also vhs, AT # 82632. WGBH Educational Foundation and WNET/Thirteen.