Radical abolitionist Fredrick Douglass was an escaped slave and had come to the North in trying to accomplish everything he couldn’t do in the south. He became a successful preacher and Douglass sought to free the slaves within the limitations of the Constitution. He thought only by keeping the slave states within the American Union could the federal government then be used to rid the nation of slavery. Douglass came to view the Constitution as a pro-liberty document, thus agreeing with Lincoln “the Great Emancipator” on the principal means of promoting freedom. Abolitionist leaders have impacted on the parts of the ending
Radical abolitionist Fredrick Douglass was an escaped slave and had come to the North in trying to accomplish everything he couldn’t do in the south. He became a successful preacher and Douglass sought to free the slaves within the limitations of the Constitution. He thought only by keeping the slave states within the American Union could the federal government then be used to rid the nation of slavery. Douglass came to view the Constitution as a pro-liberty document, thus agreeing with Lincoln “the Great Emancipator” on the principal means of promoting freedom. Abolitionist leaders have impacted on the parts of the ending