Multimedia Links
NPR program: “Ida B. Wells, A.K.A. Civil Rights Warrior”, an interview with historian Paula Giddings in 2009 about her book written on Wells, Ida: A Sword Among Lions, (New York: HarperCollins), 2008.
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101412306
Video Clip: From “Constant Warrior”, a play about Ida B. Wells, which is a concept musical with five different women playing Wells at the same time. It includes spiritual music and focuses on her reform efforts.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-XuXA4pOg
Here is the theater website discussing the production and an interview with the director: http://www.houstontheatre.com/ensemble/cstar.html
Video Clip: Biography clip on Ida B. Wells that give a brief overview of her life and activism.
Video Clip: Biography clips on Ida B. Wells and Women’s Rights. This is an overview of Wells’ work in the suffrage movement, as told by historian Mia Bay.
Link: http://www.biography.com/people/ida-b-wells-9527635/videos/ida-b-wells-womens-rights-15036995843
Video Clip: Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism on the website The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, offers an overview of her life from 1884, including excerpts from her work and several historians discussing her importance.
Video Clip: Carol Jenkins reads from Ida B. Wells’ autobiography. This short clip narrates an excerpt from Wells’ diary explaining her Memphis editorial and her reaction to being exiled from the South.
Video Clip: Excerpt from the documentary Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice, 1989. This documentary is largely responsible for bringing Wells back to the public’s attention. This clip focuses on African Americans immediately after the Civil War.
Image: Stamp: Ida B. Wells, 1990.
Link: http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?id=93af2d29fceaaff90391bae9bfb5b4f18a50b2c9