First Steps to Freedom
Clip: Season 3 Episode 45 | 8m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Rhode Island provides the first steps to freedom for famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Rhode Islanders played a pivotal role in the 1800s during the daring escape of Southern slave-turned-famed-abolitionist Frederick Douglass. We trace his story from Newport to New Bedford and reveal the formative role the two seaport cities played in shaping this influential American. Plus, learn about plans underway today to remember Douglass in his early New England neighborhood.
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First Steps to Freedom
Clip: Season 3 Episode 45 | 8m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Rhode Islanders played a pivotal role in the 1800s during the daring escape of Southern slave-turned-famed-abolitionist Frederick Douglass. We trace his story from Newport to New Bedford and reveal the formative role the two seaport cities played in shaping this influential American. Plus, learn about plans underway today to remember Douglass in his early New England neighborhood.
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