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MOVIE • 1983
Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman
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This powerful one-person show stars William Marshall (Blacula) as abolitionist and trusted Lincoln advisor Frederick Douglass. Based on Douglass’ essential writings, Sylvia Jarrico’s teleplay dramatizes the highly influential thinker’s life from the period surrounding his birth as an enslaved person through Reconstruction. Dixon trains his incisive video lens directly on Marshall as he addresses the audience, channeling Douglass’ profound insights on slavery, emancipation, suffrage and equal rights for all.
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William Marshall
Frederick Douglas
Ivan Dixon
Director
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Patricia Kunkel
Producer
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Sylvia Jarrico
Writer
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Theatrical release date: February 16, 1983
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
February 16, 1983
Runtime
57 min
Language
English
Origin
United States of America
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