USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As Wendell Phillips exclaimed shortly after Lincoln had been elected president, “Who is this huckster in politics?” Abolitionists viewed Lincoln as a savvy opportunist who downplayed his opposition of slavery for political gain, yet many endorsed his run for president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery and politically opposed to any expansion of it. At issue was its extension into the western territories. On October 16, 1854, in his Peoria speech, Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery, which he repeated as he sought the presidency.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frederick Douglass is perhaps the most recognized abolitionist of the antebellum period. In his last autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Douglass noted that Lincoln considered him a friend, although at times Douglass was critical of the late president.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Frederick Douglass. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and politician Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (February 20, 1895 – February 1817) was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.