"Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so."
"Ida B. Wells has been described in history books 'as militant, courageous, determined and aggressive.' She was perhaps the first person to recite the horrors of lynching in lurid detail. By the written and spoken word she laid bare the barbarism and the inhumanity of the rope."
Enchanted Circle is a Holyoke, MA-based company that uses theater arts as a dynamic teaching tool in the classroom, on the stage, and in the community. This short film introduces the power of Ida's work with a reenactment of her words. The film is one part of an integrated social justice digital curriculum for grades 5-10. (Thanks to reader Steve Angel for sharing this.)
Film: Ida B. Wells