“The desire for freedom only needed a favorable breeze to fan it into a blaze at any moment.” – Frederick Douglass
It would be a victory for education, enlightenment, historical truth and critical thinking if the HBO documentary “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” played in every junior high school and high school classroom in America. With a half-dozen brilliant actors reading from Douglass’ autobiographies and five of his most important speeches, this is a vibrant and important piece of work.
