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David Blight on Frederick Douglass: 'I call him beautifully human'

11 mins | Nov 2, 2018

A magisterial biography of the great abolitionist. Martin Pengelly of the Guardian sits down with Yale professor David Blight to discuss his biography of Frederick Douglass, the 19th century abolitionist, writer, and statesman.

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