He was an advocate who gave many speeches about his past life as a slave and the experiences of being an runaway slave. His connections with many influential wealthy white people launched the abolitionist movement forward.
During the civil war it managed to make that the blacks could fight alongside of the whites and, after this, continued its struggles by the equality between the races and also between men and women.
His contentious thinking against oppressive systems preached constant rebellion. He was a well-ordered speaker in the abolitionist cause for his eloquence. Douglass is the author of well-known phrases such as <em>“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”</em>
Throughout his struggle, Douglass is recognized as "the father of the civil rights movement" of the United States and his last residence in the capital is part of that country's national heritage.
