Which former slave became an adviser to the president and spoke out on behalf of poor people-white and black-and for the rights of women, Chinese immigrants, and Native Americans?

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Jamison Boyd

2 May, 17:17

Which former slave became an adviser to the president and spoke out on behalf of poor people-white and black-and for the rights of women, Chinese immigrants, and Native Americans?

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Zander Downs · Answer 1

The answer is Frederick Douglas. He was born a slave but later learned to read and write. He escaped slavery and joined the Abolitionist Movement to preach against the system of slavery. He later became a writer and newspaper editor. He was an adviser to President Lincoln. Douglas is proof that slaves had intelligence and talent that slave owners put down.