Douglass and Lincoln

Description:

Describes how Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass set the groundwork in three historic meetings to abolish slavery in the United States, despite their differing perspectives on the war and the institution of slavery.

subjects: Politics and government,  Biography,  Views on slavery,  African American abolitionists,  Presidents,  Relations with African Americans,  Slaves,  Emancipation,  Antislavery movements,  History,  U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877),  Biography / Autobiography,  History - General History,  History: American,  General,  Historical - U.S.,  Presidents & Heads of State,  United States - Civil War,  History / General,  Slavery,  19th century,  United States,  African Americans,  Douglass, frederick, 1818-1895,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865,  Presidents, united states,  Antislavery movements, united states,  Enslaved persons, emancipation, united states,  United states, history, 19th century,  United states, politics and government, 1861-1865

People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865),  Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

Places: United States

Times: 1861-1865,  1857-1861,  19th century