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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

But could I be heardby this great nation, I would call to mind the sublimeand glorious...

But could I be heard
by this great nation, I would call to mind the sublime
and glorious truths with which, at its birth,
it saluted a listening world

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But could I be heard by this great nation,
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I would call to mind the sublime and glorious truths
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with which, at its birth, it saluted a listening world.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:05
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
McGee Media,Inkwell Media

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Movie Summary

Inspired by David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
It announced the advent of a nation - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:11
It announced the advent of a nation
Apply these sublime and glorious truths - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
Apply these sublime and glorious truths
Banish the idea that one class must rule over another. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:05
Banish the idea that one class must rule over another.
Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:12
Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen
And whatever may be in store for it in the future, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:24
And whatever may be in store for it in the future,
This "Lessons of the Hour" is a speech that resonates now - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
This "Lessons of the Hour" is a speech that resona...
He represents what we miss - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:18
He represents what we miss
How can we, how can we as a people - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
How can we, how can we as a people
All of us, whether we be Black, white, or otherwise or... - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
All of us, whether we be Black, white, or otherwise or...
Immigrant or, you know, uh, 10 generations here, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:09
Immigrant or, you know, uh, 10 generations here,
Blight: This is a man who lives, essentially, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:19
Blight: This is a man who lives, essentially,
There's still hope, but we still have to fight. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
There's still hope, but we still have to fight.
You see the Civil War won. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:22
You see the Civil War won.
Agitate. Agitate. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
Agitate. Agitate.
I have written out my experiences here, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:20
I have written out my experiences here,
My part has been to tell the story of the slave. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:48
My part has been to tell the story of the slave.