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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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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Use in library | Sc Visual VRA-1151 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- 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
- Subjects
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc Visual VRA-1151
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Greaves, William, film director.Potter, Lou, screenwriter.William Greaves Productions, Inc., production company.Your World Video (Firm) publisher.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual VRA-1151