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Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman

1983

57m
February 16, 1983 · United States of America

Overview

This powerful one-person show stars William Marshall (Blacula) as abolitionist and trusted Lincoln advisor Frederick Douglass. Based on Douglass’ essential writings, Sylvia Jarrico’s teleplay dramatizes the highly influential thinker’s life from the period surrounding his birth as an enslaved person through Reconstruction. Dixon trains his incisive video lens directly on Marshall as he addresses the audience, channeling Douglass’ profound insights on slavery, emancipation, suffrage and equal rights for all.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 16, 1983
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: KCET
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded