FIRE: Why Frederick Douglass Stood Up For Free Speech

Feb 17

CLIENT: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

Looping motion graphics telling the story of the December 1860 riot that shut down Frederick Douglass from speaking to abolitionists and radicalized him in the cause of free speech.

Watch the original, made for TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefireorg/video/7067989562961890606

Production Co: NODEHAUS
Writers: Tran Hoang Calvin, Jacob McElroy
Voiceover: Zsaknor Powe
Animation: Tran Hoang Calvin

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Tran Hoang Calvin

Calvin Tran

FIRE: Why Frederick Douglass Stood Up For Free Speech

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