Profiles in Courage Frederick Douglass (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Profiles in Courage

Frederick Douglass (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who fled to the North in the days before the Civil War. Douglass decided to use his writing and oratorical skills to lead the fight to abolish slavery, a risky move because the Fugitive ...See moreThe story of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who fled to the North in the days before the Civil War. Douglass decided to use his writing and oratorical skills to lead the fight to abolish slavery, a risky move because the Fugitive Slave Act allowed an escaped slave to be captured anywhere in the US and returned to his owners in the South. Written by [email protected] See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Hooks Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass See fewer	Trouble Man (1972)
Lillian Bronson Mrs. Everett Mrs. Everett See fewer	Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Isabel Cooley Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Johnson See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
James Edwards Ruggles Ruggles See fewer	The Killing (1956)
Joel Fluellen Willie Willie See fewer	Porgy and Bess (1959)
Mittie Lawrence Anna Douglas Anna Douglas See fewer	Funny Girl (1968)
Claudia McNeil Mrs. Haines Mrs. Haines See fewer	A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Frederick O'Neal Haines Haines See fewer	Pinky (1949)
Arthur Peterson Storekeeper Storekeeper See fewer	Soap (1977)
Hari Rhodes Nathan Johnson Nathan Johnson See fewer	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Richard Rust Wendell Phillips Wendell Phillips See fewer	Colors (1988)
Alfred Ryder Garrison Garrison See fewer	True Grit (1969)
Ray Teal Dock Boss Dock Boss See fewer	Ace in the Hole (1951)
Harry Townes Coffin Coffin See fewer	Star Trek (1966)