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A black man and a white man pointing fingers at each other and arguingTwo African American men facing forward; with one pointing with outstretched handMan singing with outstretched armsYoung white man in period clothingTwo African American men facing each other and talkingYoung woman fixing the necklace of an older womanActor playing Frederick Douglass standing with hands on tableActor playing Frederick Douglass with hands and face upliftedOlder man in top hat touching face of a womanTwo men facing each other on stage

Playwright Burgess with arms around lead actorsPlaywright Burgess with the lead actors.

Photos of Lincoln and Douglass at street rally
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln are very much in the hearts and minds of Americans today. Photo taken at July 4th parade in Washington, DC, 2025.