Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. A brilliant speaker, Douglass was asked by the American Anti-Slavery Society to engage in a tour of lectures, and so became recognized as one of America's first great black speakers. Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for …showed first 75 words of 2923 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2923 total…time when strong voices were desperately needed to cry out for freedom, he established himself as a powerful speaker for all men and women (Foner, 270) Work Cited Douglass, Frederick. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. New York: Collier Books, 1962. Foner, Philip S. The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Early Years, Civil War Years, Reconstruction and After. New York: International Publishers, 1955. Huggins, Nathan Irvin. Slave and Citizen: The Life of Frederick Douglass. Boston: Little Brown, 1980.