After the Civil War ended, what major issue did Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists begin to work towards

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After the Civil War ended, what major issue did Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists begin to work towards

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Darnell Forbes · Answer 1

After escaping slavery in 1838, Frederick Douglass settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts and attended a church that sponsored abolitionist speakers. After hearing a speech by William Lloyd Garrison in 1841, Douglass became involved in the movement to outlaw slavery in the United States.