Frederick Douglass : when the lion wrote history / a co-production of ROJA Productions and WETA-TV ; produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; narration written by Steve Fayer.

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This is the story of Frederick Douglass, an elegant orator and provocative abolitionist, based upon his writings and speeches.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: ROJA Productions
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Bagwell, Orlando (Director, Producer)
Fayer, Steve, 1935- (Screenwriter)
Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Narrator)
Dutton, Charles S. (Actor)
Language:English
Subjects:
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > History.
Abolitionists > United States > Biography.
African American abolitionists.
Abolitionists.
African Americans.
United States.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
When the lion wrote history
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
This is the story of Frederick Douglass, an elegant orator and provocative abolitionist, based upon his writings and speeches.
Note:Originally issued as a videocassette in 1994 by PBS Home Video and Turner Home Entertainment.
Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version.
Call Number:E449.D75 F743 2018 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Michael Chin ; co-producer, Lisa A. Jones ; executive producer, Tamara E. Robinson ; editor, Sandra Marie Christie ; voice of Frederick Douglass, Charles S. Dutton ; music, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Camara Kambon.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Alfre Woodard.
Source of Description:
Description based on videocassette version record.