Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a leading abolitionist, writer, and orator in 19th-century America.
His powerful speeches and writings exposed the brutality of slavery, advocating freedom, equality, and justice. Douglass’s legacy remains vital in the fight for civil rights and human dignity worldwide.
This production is an 83 minute monologue featuring Devarnie Lothian as Frederick Douglass in the autumn of 1844, as he begins to write his historic narrative while living in the industrious town of Lynn, Massachusetts not far north of Boston, during his early years as an Abolitionist.
The script is entirely based on this narrative, which was published to great acclaim in the spring of 1845, necessitating his two year exile in the UK.
Plus, Q&A at the end of the film screening with the directors and producers of this film will follow.
Tickets are Pay What You Can, with all donations supporting the Umoja Health Forum - a Camden charity championing health and wellbeing in African & Caribbean communities.
Part of Camden's 2025 Black History Season Programme.
