This original KET production explores the life and career of Kentucky's most acclaimed writer. He penned the 1946 novel "All the King's Men" which earned the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass’ long and celebrated life, while famed scholars provide context for the speeches, and remind us that Frederick Douglass’ words about racial injustice still resonate deeply today.