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Nevilledog

(51,093 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 02:01 PM Feb 2021

Frederick Douglass, the mighty abolitionist...how he might've looked in motion (very cool)




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La Marr Jurelle Bruce
@Afromanticist
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Feb 28, 2021
Frederick Douglass, the mighty abolitionist, was the single most photographed person in the United States during the nineteenth century. Here's how he might've looked in motion. Brace yourself and press play.



La Marr Jurelle Bruce
@Afromanticist
Here's another animation of Frederick Douglass that @jcdmce generated earlier today (which got me hooked on these animations in the first place). That subtle smile at the end puts Mona Lisa to shame.
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Frederick Douglass, the mighty abolitionist...how he might've looked in motion (very cool) (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Oh my god that's wonderful! Are there more? nolabear Feb 2021 #1
It's a new feature at My Heritage LeftInTX Feb 2021 #3
Thanks! nolabear Feb 2021 #5
I've been playing with it ALL DAY. It's awesome...... lamp_shade Feb 2021 #6
W.E.B. Du Bois Nevilledog Feb 2021 #4
That is incredible PatSeg Feb 2021 #2
Wow. That is *wonderful*. Like him coming to life... electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #7

lamp_shade

(14,828 posts)
6. I've been playing with it ALL DAY. It's awesome......
Sun Feb 28, 2021, 04:39 PM
Feb 2021

Some of the animations are damn close to "true". Others not so much. But it sure is fun.

electric_blue68

(14,888 posts)
7. Wow. That is *wonderful*. Like him coming to life...
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 12:10 AM
Mar 2021

even in just B&W. A heroic legend.

ETA:
just also saw W. E. B. DuBois
Another heroic legend. Wow creative stuff!

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