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Critical points in Frederick Douglass' life; Confronted Lincoln on issue of slavery.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20060225
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Byline: John E. Carey, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Frederick Douglass excelled as a leader and role model. Slave, writer, orator, abolitionist, friend and adviser to Lincoln, Douglass spearheaded the movement to allow black men to enlist in the Union Army.

Douglass threw himself into the national debate over slavery with zeal and enthusiasm. He complemented talk with action, managing an Underground Railroad that rescued hundreds and perhaps thousands of slaves by spiriting them into Canada.

Several turning points in Douglass' fascinating life that tell us much ...

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