How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - Christina Greer
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In the late 1800’s, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any investigation or consequences for the murderers. A young journalist set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports shocked the nation, launched her journalism career and a lifelong pursuit of civil rights. Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice.
During Ida B Wells lifetime, she believed in being a voice to expose injustices happening to Black men and women across the United States. What other ways could Wells have chosen to get her ideas and concerns to other sympathetic individuals? Do you think southern whites should have formed a mob and destroyed her newspaper presses or sent her death threats?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Christina Greer
- Director Anna Nowakowska
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Producer The Animation Workshop
- Music Matthias Runge
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
