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Black history series. Frederick Douglass : leader of the abolitionist movement / director, Tony R. Smith ; producer, Mike Williams.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
- Douglass, Frederick.
- Slavery--United States.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--History.
- African Americans.
- Abolitionists--United States.
- Abolitionists.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (21 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Frederick Douglass : leader of the abolitionist movement
- Place of Publication:
- Lima, OH : Smith Show Media Group, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818 - February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. Join us as we delve into his life, born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1818. He would rise to become one of the most renowned intellectuals of his era. His incredible journey from an enslaved child, separated from his mother at birth, to one of the 19th century's most eloquent speakers is truly remarkable. Despite a state law prohibiting the education of slaves, young Frederick learned the alphabet and a few basic words from Sophia Auld, the wife of Baltimore slaveholder Hugh Auld. His lessons were abruptly halted when Auld admonished his wife, warning that an educated slave would become unfit for servitude. From that moment, Frederick knew that education was his key to freedom.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Jim Baker, Mike Bennett, Ricky Jones.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 03, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1527824935
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