USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which man can best be described as having a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Frederick Douglass
C
Robert E. Lee
D
Ulysses S. Grant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abolitionist writer and speaker. Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed equal voting rights. A powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nelson Mandela (1918 –2013) Nelson Mandela, one of the most recognizable human rights symbols of the twentieth century, is a man whose dedication to the liberties of his people inspires human rights advocates throughout the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. He rose through determination, brilliance, and eloquence to shape the American nation. He was an abolitionist, human rights and women’s rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher, and social reformer.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in 1852, drawing parallels between the Revolutionary War and the fight to abolish slavery. He implored the Rochester, N.Y., audience to think about the ongoing oppression of Black Americans during a holiday celebrating freedom.

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