Legends & Lies Frederick Douglass: The Dawn of a New Day (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

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Legends & Lies

Frederick Douglass: The Dawn of a New Day (Season 3, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Former slave Frederick Douglass pushes President Abraham Lincoln to free his people; Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, after the bloody Battle of Antietam.

Director

Kevin R. Hershberger

Writers

Jason Broome | Sam Dolan | Gardner Linn | Simon Sandquist

Cinematographer

David Arabia

Editors

Tyson Dupuis | Drew Granbois | Brandon Wasserburger

Casting Director

Sheri Bias

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 2018

Release date

Apr 15, 2018 (United States)

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35 cast members

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