非裔美人已準備好，也願意為內戰出征，但林肯總統及聯軍領袖尚未確定是否要徵召黑人入隊。到了1860年後，道格拉斯已經以致力於廢除奴隸制度及公開演講技巧而為眾人所知；在內戰期間，道格拉斯身任林肯總統的顧問並說服他將奴隸徵召入聯軍軍隊，並將廢除奴隸制度成為戰爭的目標。


African Americans were ready and willing to fight in the Civil War, but President Lincoln and Union leaders were not sure how they felt about enlisting black troops. By 1860, Douglass was well known for his efforts to end slavery and his skill at public speaking. During the Civil War, Douglass was a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln and helped convince him that slaves should serve in the Union forces and that the abolition of slavery should be a goal of the war.

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