Becoming Frederick Douglass
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.

Becoming Frederick Douglass
54m 6s
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.

Young Frederick Douglass Goes to Baltimore
3m 54s
Young Frederick Douglass is sent to work in the overseer’s house where he learns to read.

Battling the Slave Breaker
3m 49s
The young, rebellious Douglass is sent to the brutal “slave breaker,” Edward Covey.

The Abolitionists
3m 1s
A brilliant orator, Douglass becomes famous for his moving speeches against slavery.

Anna Murray
4m 10s
Douglass meets Anna Murray and they plot his escape to the North to build a life together.

The North Star
4m 14s
Douglass starts the newspaper The North Star, an independent Black voice for abolition.
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