Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/frederick-douglass-statue-unveiled-at-the-capitol Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript At the U.S. Capitol's Emancipation Hall, lawmakers honored the legacy and spirit of Frederick Douglass -- freed slave, abolitionist and human rights advocate -- with a new statue in his likeness. Ray Suarez offers excerpts from the ceremony. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.