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  • American Experience The Abolitionists: Part 1 (Season 25, Episode 2)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Abolitionists: Part 1 (Season 25, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The stories of the major figures of the pre-American Civil War political movement to eliminate slavery.
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Director
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Paul Fouquet | Elissa Myers (as Elissa Meyers)
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Updated Jan 8, 2013

Release date
Jan 8, 2013 (United States)

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Oliver Platt
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
T. Ryder Smith
John Brown John Brown   See fewer
Carol Berkin
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Lois Brown
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Manisha Sinha
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
David W. Blight
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
James Brewer Stewart
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Julie Roy Jeffrey
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
W. Caleb McDaniel
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
John Stauffer
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
R. Blakeslee Gilpin
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Richard Brooks
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass   See fewer
Neal Huff
William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison   See fewer
Jeanine Serralles
Angelina Grimké Angelina Grimké   See fewer
Kate Lyn Sheil
Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe   See fewer
Kwabena Ampofo
Anthony Burns Anthony Burns   See fewer
Steve Annan
Theodore Weld Theodore Weld   See fewer
Ingrid Alli
Aunt Hester Aunt Hester   See fewer
Lynn Bandoria
Rosetta Douglass Rosetta Douglass   See fewer
Scott Carter
Overseer Overseer   See fewer
Wendy Carter
Sarah Grimké Sarah Grimké   See fewer
Leiv Clegg
Teenaged Frederick Douglass Teenaged Frederick Douglass   See fewer
Thomas Coleman
Shields Green Shields Green   See fewer
Trina Comissiong
Slave Auction Child Slave Auction Child   See fewer
Crystal Cupp
Mrs. Grimké Mrs. Grimké   See fewer
Denyse Ellington
Mary Brown, John Brown's Wife Mary Brown, John Brown's Wife   See fewer
Brian Elder
Slave Auctioneer Slave Auctioneer   See fewer
Virginia Fields
Mary Dutton Mary Dutton   See fewer
Kacy Gabbert
Ruth Brown, John Brown's Daughter Ruth Brown, John Brown's Daughter   See fewer
Montrece Hill
Slave Auction Mother Slave Auction Mother   See fewer
Anthony Michael Hobbs
Young Frederick Douglass (as Anthony Hobbs) Young Frederick Douglass (as Anthony Hobbs)   See fewer
Natalie Racoosin
Elizabeth Key Elizabeth Key   See fewer
Jeff Wilhelm
Edward Covey (as Jeffrey Wilhelm) Edward Covey (as Jeffrey Wilhelm)   See fewer
Shaun Woodland
William Nell William Nell   See fewer
Aaron Angus
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Kevin Inouye
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Daniel Sheets
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Paul Stober
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Keith Tyree
Boston Mob Leader Boston Mob Leader   See fewer
Jake Brennan
Franky Garrison Franky Garrison   See fewer
Alan Davis
Douglas Speech Attendee / Anti-Abolitionist Bonfire Attendee Douglas Speech Attendee / Anti-Abolitionist Bonfire Attendee   See fewer
Matthew Gooley
Bonfire Reveler Bonfire Reveler   See fewer
Dolores Hillgrube
Melanie Boone Melanie Boone   See fewer
Paris Jones
House Slave House Slave   See fewer
Shawn Everett Jones
Angry Mob Member Angry Mob Member   See fewer
Dorry Marie
Dressing Slave Dressing Slave   See fewer
Robert Lucas Nelson
One of the Men in the Mob One of the Men in the Mob   See fewer
Martha Newman
Market Square Merchant Market Square Merchant   See fewer
Matt Nicholas
Douglas Speech Attendee Douglas Speech Attendee   See fewer
Roger Novak
Angry Mob Member and Depot Official Angry Mob Member and Depot Official   See fewer
Melissa Panos
Angelina's Friend Angelina's Friend   See fewer
Melondy Phillips
Train Station Patron Train Station Patron   See fewer
Jon Douglas Rainey
Anti-Abolitionist Anti-Abolitionist   See fewer
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