Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had a lot of goals for America. For example the end of slavery and for all men to be seen equally. Some of these goals were achieved but there are still some that are being worked on. Only a small part of Lincoln’s and Douglass’s dream has been achieved. Douglass believed in equality for everyone and that Slavery will eventually come to an end. Douglass wanted a reason to celebrate the fourth of July since it was all about freedom. He said “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice; I must mourn.” Pretty much all of Douglass’s goals have been achieved in today’s society. The only one that could still use work and a lot of it is everyone being equal, yes the slaves are free and have rights but they still aren’t …show more content…
He used the civil war as a way to end slavery even though it didn’t start like that. In Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address he mentioned that “One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.” Lincoln wanted freedom for all and was able to free most but not all. Now his goal of freedom has been achieved but his goal for a United Nation I’m not really sure about. That brings me to my next paragraph which is that some people may say that our country is a United Nation and that all of Lincoln’s goals were met. That’s not really true because of how divided the U.S is on everything. Our country today fights over a lot whether it be politics, or celebrities, or even pineapple on pizza. Look at our president he is probably the most controversial president ever and no one who supports can get along with the people who don’t and vice versa. People don’t even treat each other with respect and love like