Frederick Douglass did not live in the Confederacy. He was born in Maryland and spent time in New York and Massachusetts to fight against slavery.
I think he was on the Union's side.
He believed that the African American man would fight harder and stronger, because they had more to gain by a Union victory and more to lose by a Confederate victory. More so than any white man.
Fredrick Douglass was arguing that the Union army should utilize Negro troops during the civil war.
Frederick Douglass convinced President Abraham Lincoln to take a stronger stance on emancipation during the Civil War. Through his advocacy, Douglass urged Lincoln to make the abolition of slavery a central goal of the war, which ultimately led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Douglass also pressed for the recruitment of Black soldiers into the Union Army, which Lincoln supported, recognizing the significant contributions they could make to the war effort.
Frederick Douglass, the former slave and civil rights activist, served as the first President of the CNLU. The Colored National Labor Union was created in late 1869.
Union
for the union
He was in the Union.
Frederick Douglas's activity was in favour of the Union.
I think he was on the Union's side.
Enlist in the Union army.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglas was an abolitionist in the civil war and aged 77 years (1817-1895)
He believed that the African American man would fight harder and stronger, because they had more to gain by a Union victory and more to lose by a Confederate victory. More so than any white man.
Fredrick Douglass was arguing that the Union army should utilize Negro troops during the civil war.
During the Civil War Douglass, a Radical Republican, tried to persuade President Abraham Lincoln that former slaves should be allowed to join the Union Army. After the war Douglass campaigned for full civil rights for former slaves and was a strong supporter of women's suffrage.Frederick Douglass fought for what he believed in.
Frederick Douglass convinced President Abraham Lincoln to take a stronger stance on emancipation during the Civil War. Through his advocacy, Douglass urged Lincoln to make the abolition of slavery a central goal of the war, which ultimately led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Douglass also pressed for the recruitment of Black soldiers into the Union Army, which Lincoln supported, recognizing the significant contributions they could make to the war effort.