Born into slavery in 1817, Frederick Douglass devoted his life, his writings and his exceptional oratory to educating international audiences about the brutalities, both physical and spiritual, of American slavery. When the civil war finally put an end to the "peculiar institution", he turned his attention to racial prejudice.
William McFeely and Henry Louis Gates Jr assess the legacy of Frederick Douglass, 100 years after his death. With the voice of American Roots star John Amos.