Frederick Douglass

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Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Soprano 3, Soprano 4, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Tenor 3, Tenor 4, Baritone 1, Baritone 2, Bass Baritone, Bass, Soprano 1, Alto 1, Tenor 1, Bass 1, Soprano 2, Alto 2, Tenor 2, Bass 2, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Children's Chorus, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trumpet in C 1, Trumpet in C 2, Trumpet in C 3, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Harp, Mandolin, Timpani, Percussion, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass — In post-civil War days, a venal secret cabinet seeks the destruction of the growing power of Frederick Douglass, then the Marshal of Washington, DC. Douglass is appointed to a doomed mission, presumably the acquisition of a US enclave in Haiti. During his absence, his political and financial records are manipulated to his disadvantage. Douglass returns home to face his enemies and restore his reputation.