Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were very heroic men, because they both fought for their beliefs of what they thought was right, they wanted to protect everyone’s rights, and they both saw the good in everything. First off, Frederick Douglass ,after escaping slavery, the first thing he did was try and help all the other slaves be free. Then, Lincoln who wanted to get rid of slavery, he fought and waited patiently to abolish the evil of slavery, “ the memory of his virtues, of his wise patriotic counsels and labors [...] lives” (SB p. 68). Lincoln also wanted to keep the rights of former slaves, many reforms were made that helped preserve the rights of former slaves such as the Freedmen’s Bureau. Lastly, they both saw the best in everything.
