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Frederick Douglass : an American life

Title
Frederick Douglass : an American life / directed by William Greaves.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Your World Video : Distributed by William Greaves Productions, [1989?]

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Additional Authors
  • Greaves, William
  • Potter, Lou
  • William Greaves Productions, Inc., production company.
  • Your World Video (Firm), publisher.
Description
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
This dramatization of the life of Frederick Douglass focuses on the person behind the public figure. Born a slave and entirely self-educated, Douglass played a critical role, as orator, writer, newspaper publisher, editor and political leader, in the struggle for the emancipation of the African American, and also in the early women's rights movement. The people, the period, and the events depicted have been carefully recreated wilth an eye to historical accuracy and authenticity of detail. Highlighted are historic meetings with Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln.
Alternative Title
Frederick Douglass, an American life
Subject
  • Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
  • Abolitionists > United States > Biography
  • African Americans > Biography
  • Antislavery movements > United States
Genre/Form
  • Biographical films.
  • Documentary films.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriters, Lou Potter, William Greaves ; producer, William Greaves ; William Greaves Productions.
Performer (note)
  • Hugh Morgan.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
OCLC
30841569
Title
Frederick Douglass : an American life / directed by William Greaves.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Your World Video : Distributed by William Greaves Productions, [1989?]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
Cast
Hugh Morgan.
Credits
Screenwriters, Lou Potter, William Greaves ; producer, William Greaves ; William Greaves Productions.
System Details
VHS format.
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Added Author
Greaves, William, film director.
Potter, Lou, screenwriter.
William Greaves Productions, Inc., production company.
Your World Video (Firm), publisher.
Branch Call Number
VTH 4146 F
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