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Becoming Frederick Douglass
Anna Murray
Douglass meets Anna Murray, and together they plot his daring escape to the North with Douglass disguised as a seaman. Once in New York, they reunite and marry. "Becoming Frederick Douglass" is produced and directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London and features Wendell Pierce as the voice of Douglass.
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Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.