How Strike For Freedom: Frederick Douglass in Scotland came about

After hearing an amazing talk on Frederick Douglass by Professor Celeste Marie Bernier and realising a Douglass plaque was to be unveiled in Edinburgh I suggested at the end of the talk that I film the plaque unveiling. It was exciting to hear Professor Bernier enthusiastically agree and excellent to receive the support and funding from Edinburgh University and AHRC. It was a privilege to be present at this event and to interview leading US civil rights activists who had made the special trip to this event.

What was to be a 5 minute film became a 15minute film because of all the rich stories about Douglass in Scotland and his family in the USA. Strike For Freedom: Frederick Douglass in Scotland was successfully launched at the University of Edinburgh Playfair Library on the 14th October 2019.