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List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $8.76
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Biography
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780767001205
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 0767001206
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 1997-11-18
Running Time: 50
Studio: A&E Home Video
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As a young man, he experienced the brutality of slavery firsthand. As a leader of the abolitionist movement, he became one of AmericaÃs great voices. Frederick Douglass stumbled upon his calling, giving an impromptu address at an antislavery convention in 1841. A "recent graduate from the institution of slavery with his diploma on his back," he quickly became a powerful symbol of freedom. His brilliant speeches and tireless work greatly furthered the cause of the abolitionists. This program chronicles Douglassà incredible life, from his childhood in slavery to his work on behalf of the freed slaves after the Civil War. Rare photographs, archival material and extensive interviews with leading historians offer a revealing portrait of a remarkable man.Biography presents the story of a lifelong struggle for justice the life of Frederick Douglass.
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Summary: Courage and Conscience
Comment: This accessible overview of Douglass' turbulent life from slavery and persecution to crusading newspaperman and presidential adviser should inform and inspire viewers. This biography recreates the prejudiced atmosphere where the myth of racial inferiority reigned in the South to justify slavery and in the North to rationalize indifference to human suffering. Douglass' fiery speeches still speak to our highest aspirations as Americans united by the creed that "all men (and women) are created equal."
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Summary: To be Real
Comment: This story being a part of history goes without challenge in my mind because, the reports as recorded cannot change what was the way of living then.This is the story of a challenged man , challenged not only by the society that he was a part of but also his own personal being. A must for history enthusiasts.
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