Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Their representation in media
1860s onward
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Wat has informed the way both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass have been represented in media over the last 160 years?
Why was Douglass sometimes critical of Lincoln during the Civil War?
Who do you think was the greater visionary, Lincoln or Douglass? Why?
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