Becoming Frederick Douglass / directed by Nicole London, Stanley Nelson ; produced by Nicole London, Stanley Nelson, Mark Fason, Maryland Public Television, Firelight Media.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

London, Nicole, director, producer.

Nelson, Stanley, 1951- director, producer.

Pierce, Wendell, speaker, narrator.

Fason, Mark, producer.

Maryland Public Television, production company. .

Firelight Media, production company. .

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Douglass, Frederick.

African American abolitionists--Biography.

African American abolitionists.

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Biographical television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in U.S. history. A gifted writer and charismatic orator, it is estimated that more Americans heard Frederick Douglass speak than any other 19th-century figure - Black or white. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film features the voice of actor Wendell Pierce as Douglass.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 22, 2022).

OCLC:

1351617076

Publisher Number:

ASP5368726/marc