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Spike Lee to direct Frederick Douglass Now

November 11, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having already adapted A Huey P. Newton Story and Rodney King, Variety is reporting that Spike Lee is now set to film a third one-man stage show by his frequent collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith in Frederick Douglass Now.

Frederick Douglass was a 19th abolitionist, social reformer and writer who escaped slavery to become the leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. Following the Civil War, he remained an active campaigner for emancipation, suffrage and women’s rights until his death in 1895. Smith’s stage play features excerpts from Douglass’ writings mashed with commentary on contemporary race relations.

SEE ALSO: Spike Lee confirms he’s not working on Spider-Man spinoff Nightwatch

In addition to adapting his plays, Lee has also cast Smith in ten of his films, dating back to his second feature School Daze in 1988. Their latest collaboration Rodney King is currently streaming on Netflix.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Frederick Douglass Now, Spike Lee

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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