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He is, as he loved
to say himself, the representative-colored man
in the United States. I think Douglass thought
that he single-handedly was charged with
the task of refuting every racist stereotype about Black people, but also,
his ego was healthy enough, and big enough, that he thought
he was up to the task
to say himself, the representative-colored man
in the United States. I think Douglass thought
that he single-handedly was charged with
the task of refuting every racist stereotype about Black people, but also,
his ego was healthy enough, and big enough, that he thought
he was up to the task
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He is, as he loved
to say himself,
00:00:04.334 --> 00:00:07.668
the representative-colored man
in the United States.
00:00:07.751 --> 00:00:11.668
I think Douglass thought
that he single-handedly
00:00:11.751 --> 00:00:13.876
was charged with
the task of refuting
00:00:13.959 --> 00:00:16.751
every racist stereotype
00:00:16.835 --> 00:00:18.167
about Black people,
00:00:18.251 --> 00:00:21.084
but also,
his ego was healthy enough,
00:00:21.167 --> 00:00:23.917
and big enough, that he thought
he was up to the task.
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Movie Summary
Inspired by David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
