Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

Their representation in media

1860s onward

This space is set aside for a contextualizing narrative. It is available to either a contributing educator or for a student to submit.

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The podcast brings up several points, but you’re welcome to pick up where it left off. Record your conversation and submit it here.

  • 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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