Frederick Douglass and the White Negro

Frederick Douglass and the White Negro
Directed byJohn J. Doherty
Written byJohn J. Doherty
Produced byCatherine Lyons
StarringMarcus Valentine
Aaron Edo
Fred Lawal
Matilda Edo
JohnLuka Doherty
Narrated byJohn J. Doherty
CinematographyRonan Fox
Martin Birney
John J. Doherty
Edited byJuris Eksts
Music byCyril Dunnion
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
52 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Frederick Douglass and the White Negro is a 2008 American-Irish documentary telling the story of ex-slave, abolitionist, writer and politician Frederick Douglass and his anti-slavery lecture tour in Ireland in 1845 while avoiding capture as a fugitive in the United States. It is often shown on national television in the U.S.