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December 16, 2021Becoming Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom are two new films by Firelight founder Stanley Nelson and Maryland Public Television. As pillars of the abolitionist movement in 19th-century America, the contributions of both Douglass and Tubman were deeply significant, and their legacies help us understand who we are as a nation. Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom premieres Tuesday, October 4 at 10:00 pm CT, and Becoming Frederick Douglass premieres Tuesday, October 11 at 10:00 pm CT on all WTTW platforms.
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