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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

He could commandcrowds of thousands. And from that point on, all the way to 1877, he will...

He could command
crowds of thousands. And from that point on, all the way to 1877, he will never make a living
any other way than with his voice and his pen

Full Transcript

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He could command crowds of thousands.
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And from that point on,
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all the way to 1877,
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he will never make a living any other way
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than with his voice and his pen.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:31
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.
He wrote millions of words, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:22
He wrote millions of words,
Frederick Douglass had a wife? What? - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:05
Frederick Douglass had a wife? What?
Why don't we know anything about her? Who was she? - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:05
Why don't we know anything about her? Who was she?
But she tended to stay in the kitchen area - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:21
But she tended to stay in the kitchen area
There's one letter he writes to a friend, a woman friend, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:20
There's one letter he writes to a friend, a woman frien...
And by the time I am home, a week or two longer, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:13
And by the time I am home, a week or two longer,
Keita: They were married 44 years, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:34
Keita: They were married 44 years,
Too many times, scholars, both Black and white, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:17
Too many times, scholars, both Black and white,
I think the more human - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
I think the more human
almost incapacity, at times, under the pressure. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:15
almost incapacity, at times, under the pressure.
I am beginning to look upon a journey - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
I am beginning to look upon a journey
Blight: In the early 1850s, it's clear to me - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:18
Blight: In the early 1850s, it's clear to me
In the summer of 1852, when he was 34 years old, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:09
In the summer of 1852, when he was 34 years old,
Morris, Jr.: He was invited to speak - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:07
Morris, Jr.: He was invited to speak
Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:10
Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York.
"But, I'm going to speak beyond Corinthian Hall. - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
"But, I'm going to speak beyond Corinthian Hall.
I'm going to speak to the country." - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:06
I'm going to speak to the country."
He tells us that in a letter, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:05
He tells us that in a letter,
It would go down in history - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:10
It would go down in history
Mr. President, - Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 00:08
Mr. President,