Compare And Contrast Abraham Lincoln And Frederick Douglass

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In 1776 20% of The United States population was slaves. That's 600,000 African Americans forced into the horrible conditions of slavery. They were enslaved for many years until brave people like Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass fought hard against slavery. They dedicated years of their lives fighting the injustice of the slavery and the white’s that kept slavery going. Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass also had different things in common during their fight of slavery. To begin with, both Abraham and Fredrick grew up similarly, they were both born in poverty. Since they were born in poverty they didn’t have a education so they were self taught. They would read books and teach themselves the truth behind things. They both also hated