Frederick Douglass fought for many things. He was one of the foremost abolitionist speakers in the nation. He had first-hand knowledge of slavery, as he had once been a slave, and his arguments against the practice carried a great deal of weight. He was a speaker at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 as an advocate for the rights of women as well; at that time, the women's rights movement and the abolitionist movement were closely connected. Douglass also championed equal rights for African Americans. He was one of the leaders of the movement to put African American soldiers into the Union army in combat roles during the Civil War. He said that this was the best way for white America to see that African Americans were the equal of whites. He also personally met with Lincoln to discourage him from creating a colony in the Caribbean to relocate the former slaves after the war. Douglass also championed more educational and employment opportunities for African Americans, as he saw this as one way to achieve greater equality with whites.
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