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Significance: Lincolns presidency would see the end of slavery and be the beginning
of the movement to equalize human rights to all people, regardless of gender, race,
or ethnicity. He would become the iconic image of freedom, equality, and suffrage
for decades to come.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
African social reformer. abolitionist,
writer, and statesman
Born into slavery he tried to escape
twice before he succeeded at age 20
He was the first African American to
hold a high United States government
rank
Significance: Frederick Douglas was the first African American to hold high rank
of position in government and would advise the president and leading up to that
would lecture thousands on his views. He supported women's rights movements as
well and even attended the first Seneca Falls Convention
Harriet Tubman (1822-1913)
Harriet Tubman was a former slave who was born
into slavery in Maryland and escaped 1849.