Extras
The new law empowers the government to capture and return previously enslaved people.
The Fugitive Slave Law
A First Look at 'Becoming Frederick Douglass'
The filmmakers discuss the life of Frederick Douglass.
A First Look at 'Becoming Frederick Douglass'
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the nation’s most influential leaders.
Extended Trailer
Douglass uses the power of his image to challenge white stereotypes of African Americans.
Douglass and the Photograph
The young, rebellious Douglass is sent to the brutal “slave breaker,” Edward Covey.
Battling the Slave Breaker
Douglass meets Anna Murray and they plot his escape to the North to build a life together.
Anna Murray
A brilliant orator, Douglass becomes famous for his moving speeches against slavery.
The Abolitionists
Young Frederick Douglass Goes to Baltimore
Young Frederick Douglass is sent to work in the overseer’s house where he learns to read.
Young Frederick Douglass Goes to Baltimore
Douglass starts the newspaper The North Star, an independent Black voice for abolition.