26 Feb No.23/ Ida B. Wells
23rd TED-ED – TAW coproduction
Synopsis: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.
View full lesson: How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable – Christina Greer
Length: 04 min 49 sec
Release Date: Feb 4, 2019
Educator: Christina Greer
Director: Anna Nowakowska
Narrator: Christina Greer
Producer: TED-ED
(Co)Producer: The Animation Workshop
Sound Designer: 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
About Anna:Anna Nowakowska graduated from The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark, in 2016 with a BA in Character Animation. She completed the studies with the short film ”Untamed”, on which she worked as story artist and animation lead. Since then, she has been freelancing and exploring a wide variety of projects ranging from animated commercials for well-known brands in collaboration with advertising studios, directing TED-Ed lectures produced by The Animation Workshop, working closely with scientists to visualize their research projects through animation as well as creating editorial illustrations.
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