Frederick Douglass vs. Abraham Lincoln
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Frederick Douglass
1818 – 1895
Social Activism
United States
abolitionism
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
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"I was not more than thirteen years old, when in my loneliness and destitution I longed for some one to whom I could go, as to a father and protector. The preach…"
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Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Politics
United States
Abraham Lincoln (1809) was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
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"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and s…"
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Connections
Abraham Lincoln was influenced by Frederick Douglass
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