The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica 250: History vs. Mythology with Annette Gordon-Reed and David Blight

Douglass Was 'Woke'

22:17–22:23 · 5s

In a light moment, Stewart and the historians joke that Frederick Douglass would be labeled "woke" today, highlighting how progressive his 1869 views were.

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