RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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He fought for an amendment that guaranteed voting rights.
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He urged the United States to reunite as one country.
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He became President of Washington College.
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He create the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Douglass played a crucial role in persuading Lincoln to arm enslaved people and prioritize abolition. During Reconstruction Douglass became the highest-ranking Black official of his time and advocated for full civil rights for Black people as well as for women.
Detailed explanation-2: -He recruited African Americans to fight in the Union army, including two of his sons, and he continued to write and speak against slavery, arguing for a higher purpose to the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reconstruction reforms stretched far beyond voting rights. Douglass was an early advocate of the Freedman’s Savings Bank, understanding the need of working-class African Americans, former slaves, and Black churches and charities to build their savings.
Detailed explanation-4: -He rose to fame with the 1845 publication of his first book The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself. He fought throughout most of his career for the abolition of slavery and worked with notable abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit Smith.