Download or read book RECONSTRUCTION & AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS FOR IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE written by Fredrick Douglass and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Douglass, a former slave and eminent human rights leader in the abolition movement, was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank. Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women's rights and Irish home rule. Among Douglass' writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War.