Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln: Two Leaders
Directed by Anna Derryberry, Laura Anderson
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Abraham Lincoln is revered as America’s abolitionist president, but his thoughts about ending slavery were far from ideal. It would take the steady influence of the abolitionist movement and one of its leaders, Frederick Douglass, to guide Lincoln to becoming “The Great Emancipator”. Douglass was himself born enslaved and through the power of education became a giant that influenced American history.Read moreLess
Abraham Lincoln is revered as America’s abolitionist president, but his thoughts about ending slavery were far from ideal. It would take the steady influence of the abolitionist movement and one of its leaders, Frederick Douglass, to guide Lincoln to becoming “The Great Emancipator”. Douglass was himself born enslaved and through the power of education became a giant that influenced American history.
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Abraham Lincoln is revered as America’s abolitionist president, but his thoughts about ending slavery were far from ideal. It would take the steady influence of the abolitionist movement and one of its leaders, Frederick Douglass, to guide Lincoln to becoming “The Great Emancipator”. Douglass was himself born enslaved and through the power of education became a giant that influenced American history.
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Aaron GoodsonFrederick Douglass (voice)
Christopher SwindleAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Robin RobertsNarratorExplore the crew
- Producer
- William Pinkney III
- Producer
- Melanie Sams
- Director
- Anna Derryberry
- Director
- Laura Anderson
- Original Music Composer
- Marcus Manderson
- Director of Photography
- Hossam Aboul-Magd
- Editor
- Tommy Huie
- Producer
- Anna Derryberry
- Producer
- Claudia Acosta