Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Duration: 1200 ft.

Year Published: 1985

Creator: William Greaves Productions Inc.

Complete Record: A documentary on the personal and public life of orator, emancipator, and statesman Frederick Douglass as told in his own words. Using flashbacks, re-creates critical events that shaped his life. Covers his years as a slave; his escape; his relationships with William Garrison, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman; his newspaper; and his family life.