| Frederick Douglass and the White Negro | |
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| Directed by | John J. Doherty |
| Written by | John J. Doherty |
| Produced by | Catherine Lyons |
| Starring | Marcus Valentine Aaron Edo Fred Lawal Matilda Edo JohnLuka Doherty |
| Narrated by | John J. Doherty |
| Cinematography | Ronan Fox Martin Birney John J. Doherty |
| Edited by | Juris Eksts |
| Music by | Cyril Dunnion |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro is a 2008 documentary telling the story of ex-slave, abolitionist, writer and politician Frederick Douglass and his anti-slavery lecture tour in Ireland in 1845 while avoiding capture as a fugitive in the United States.[1][2] It is often shown on national television in the U.S.[2]
- ^ "Slavery on Film". Civil War Times. Vol. 59, no. 6. December 2020. p. 10. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ a b Ferreira, Patricia (June 2016). "Reviewed Work(s): Giant's Causeway: Frederick Douglass's Irish Odyssey and the Making of an American Visionary by Tom Chaffin". Journal of the Civil War Era. 6 (2): 273–275. doi:10.1353/cwe.2016.0040. JSTOR 26070408.