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Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

1985•33m•History•Drama

This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

William Greaves · Director

Lou Potter · Writer

William Greaves · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime33m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1985

Actors

Hugh Morgan

Frederick Douglass

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Anna Douglass

Ebony Jo-Ann

Ebony Jo-Ann

Harriet Tubman

Stephanie Berry

Stephanie Berry

Rosetta Douglass

Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis

Julia Griffith

Lee Moore

John Brown

William Curtis

William Lloyd Garrison

Jacqueline Scates

Helen Pitts Douglass

R.A. Montgomery

Frederick (Young Man)

Don Plumley

Hern

Charles Reid

Abraham Lincoln

Daniel Wooten Jr.

Frederick (Little Boy)

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