“Facing Down Storms: Memphis and the Making of Ida B. Wells” Screening at Studio on the Square
“Facing Down Storms:
Memphis and the Making of Ida B. Wells”
A feature length documentary on civil rights activist Ida B. Wells (1862-1931)
Screening at Malco Studio on the Square
Thursday, July 21, and Thursday, July 28 | 7 pm
Tickets: $10
General Admission
Malco Studio on the Square
2105 Court Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
About “Facing Down Storms: Memphis and the Making of Ida B. Wells”
Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells, like many African Americans, was determined to exercise newfound freedoms after the Civil War. However, after the United States government removed federal troops and oversight from the South, ending the period of Reconstruction (1865-77), a foreboding cloud loomed over African Americans’ freedom and aspirations. In 1892, after the lynching of three African American men in south Memphis, Wells came into her own as a powerful and mobilizing journalist. She combined a keen intellect, powerful writing, and courage to challenge the practice of lynching and racism.
