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Frederick Douglass: Reflections on a Struggle for Freedom, a one-act documentary drama, chronicles significant moments in the early life of Frederick Douglass, former slave and statesman. The play showcases Douglass's unique story of teaching himself to read and write, escaping from slavery, becoming a revered orator, writer, and civil rights activist, newspaper editor, and recruiter for the Union Army. The story unfolds with Douglass's most compelling words captured in his autobiographies and speeches from his early years.