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Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman

1983-02-16 en 57m
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.

Director

Ivan Dixon

Producer

Patricia Kunkel

Writer

Sylvia Jarrico

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • KCET