Frederick Douglass: Related Resources

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The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass led by Professor David Blight (Yale University)
America’s First Civil Rights Movement led by Kate Masur (Northwestern University)
Origins of the Civil War led by James Oakes (City University of New York)

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Chandra Manning, “Douglass, Lincoln, and the Civil War” History Now 50 (Winter 2018)
Manisha Sinha, “The Lion of All Occasions: The Great Black Abolitionist Frederick Douglass” History Now 50 (Winter 2018)

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“Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality” with Mandel Holland (educator) and Marcus John (Hamilton cast member)
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“Black Enfranchisement and Education: Selected Gilder Lehrman Collection Items on Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum” with Dr. Jesse Erickson (Morgan Library & Museum)

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