Frederick Douglass The Abolitionist And Suffragist

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2021] For the fourth installment of February’s “Full Bio” series, historian David W. Blight discusses Frederick Douglass’s political work fighting for abolition and suffrage. We look at his allegiance to the Republican Party, including his working relationship with Abraham Lincoln, and why Andrew Johnson was so dismissive of Douglass.