Oakland Actor Daveed Diggs to Portray Frederick Douglass in Cable Miniseries

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Oakland Actor Daveed Diggs to Portray Frederick Douglass in Cable Miniseries

Celebrated writer James McBride will see his award-winning book, turned miniseries, “The Good Lord Bird,” make its cable broadcast debut on the Showtime Network, starring Ethan Hawke, as slavery abolitionist, John Brown. The story is told from the point of view of “Onion,” a fictional enslaved young boy (portrayed by newcomer, Joshua Caleb Johnson) who […]

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