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Born a slave Douglas escaped from bondage and the frequent whipping he was suffering. He was a supporter of abolition but also supported woman suffrage. He was also known as a preacher. Frederick Douglas was probably the most famous black man at the time of the Civil War.
Douglas was not a radical abolitionist and was willing to work with slave owners to find a way to end slavery. Frederick Douglas met with John Brown, but did not support his raid on Harper's Ferry. Douglas toured Ireland and England and helped to get their support for ending slavery. Douglas also worked with the underground railroad. During the Civil War Douglas pushed to allow blacks to become soldiers.
In 1872 Frederick Douglas became the first black/mixed race person to run for vice president. Victoria Woodhull who was the first women to run for president on the Equal Rights Party ticket, picked Frederick Douglas as her running mate without consulting him. Douglas did not campaign for the election and he never even acknowledged that he was a vice presidential candidate.
Douglas was not a radical abolitionist and was willing to work with slave owners to find a way to end slavery. Frederick Douglas met with John Brown, but did not support his raid on Harper's Ferry. Douglas toured Ireland and England and helped to get their support for ending slavery. Douglas also worked with the underground railroad. During the Civil War Douglas pushed to allow blacks to become soldiers.
In 1872 Frederick Douglas became the first black/mixed race person to run for vice president. Victoria Woodhull who was the first women to run for president on the Equal Rights Party ticket, picked Frederick Douglas as her running mate without consulting him. Douglas did not campaign for the election and he never even acknowledged that he was a vice presidential candidate.