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  • Abolition: The Friendship of Frederick Douglass and John Brown (2022)
  • 58 min | Documentary
Abolition: The Friendship of Frederick Douglass and John Brown (2022)
58 min | Documentary

ABOLITION tells the story of two friends, their accomplishments and their conflicts, during the tumultuous decade leading up to the Civil War. One of the friends is John Brown - he whose "body lies a-mouldering in the grave" - who led the ...See moreABOLITION tells the story of two friends, their accomplishments and their conflicts, during the tumultuous decade leading up to the Civil War. One of the friends is John Brown - he whose "body lies a-mouldering in the grave" - who led the raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a major stepping stone toward the War. The other is Frederick Douglass, who was born a slave in Maryland, escaped to freedom at age 20, and became an important intellectual, journalist, political maven, and arguably the greatest American orator of the Nineteenth Century. The bond and the strife between these two men is explored in an intimate re-imagination of this crucial era in our fraught history. See less
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Paul Hofer (producer) | Thomas F. Maguire (producer) | Karine Schomer (producer) | Reb Silay (producer)
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Aug 1, 2022 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Larry Beil
Self - Brown's Men Self - Brown's Men   See fewer
Dennis Brown
Self - Harry the Barber Self - Harry the Barber   See fewer
Carey Burke
Self - Brown's Men Self - Brown's Men   See fewer
Tom Carson
Self - Sheriff Self - Sheriff   See fewer
Michael Crich
Self - Governor Wise Self - Governor Wise   See fewer
David Fristad
Self - Brown's Men Self - Brown's Men   See fewer
Ed Gorth
Self - Brown's Men Self - Brown's Men   See fewer
Crispin Holland
Self - John Henry Kagi Self - John Henry Kagi   See fewer
Alice James
Self - Annie Brown Self - Annie Brown   See fewer
Ruby James
Self - Ruth Brown Self - Ruth Brown   See fewer
Adam Kittler
Self - Shields Green Self - Shields Green   See fewer
Rick Kleber
Self - Guard Self - Guard   See fewer
Torrey Linder
Self - young Frederick Douglass Self - young Frederick Douglass   See fewer
John Loomis
Self - Young Man Self - Young Man   See fewer
Thomas F. Maguire
Self - John Brown Self - John Brown   See fewer
Dwight Mahabir
Self - old Frederick Douglass Self - old Frederick Douglass   See fewer
Dexter Narron
Self - Watson Brown Self - Watson Brown   See fewer
Michael Pate Jr.
Self - WAG Self - WAG   See fewer
Je Schneider
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
Corban Shepherd
Self - Julia Griffiths Self - Julia Griffiths   See fewer
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