David W. Blight with Judge Richard Gergel | “The only power, the only real weapon, Douglass ever had were his words.” So says David W. Blight, historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Prophet of Freedom, a deep dive into the life of Frederick Douglass, one of America’s greatest orators and civil rights champions. In this revealing discussion, David Blight talks with Judge Richard Gergel about slavery, emancipation, and ultimately human rights and the hope for a better tomorrow.