Frederick Douglass

About Frederick Douglass

At age 18, Frederick Douglass boarded a train to the north and escaped the brutal life of slavery he'd known since childhood. Once there, he joined the anti-slavery movement and began lecturing, later becoming one of the most influential abolitionists of his time, even advising Lincoln during the Civil War.

Frederick Douglass is a 2005 documentary history film. Released in June 2005, it runs 50 minutes.