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David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.
The documentary Frederick Douglass in Five Speeches brings to life five of the figure's famous speeches.
Colman Domingo, Jonathan Majors and Jeffrey Wright are among those who perform speeches in documentary co-produced by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Deconstructing Frederick Douglass: Colman Domingo voices an American legend in new HBO documentary
Dave Kotinsky/Getty ImagesHe was a Maryland slave who taught himself to read and write, then escaped to New York disguised as a sailor. At just 20 years old, young Frederick Douglass took his first steps to becoming one of the most prominent voices in...