非裔美人已准备好，也愿意为内战出征，但林肯总统及联军领袖尚未确定是否要征召黑人入队。到了1860年后，道格拉斯已经以致力于废除奴隶制度及公开演讲技巧而为众人所知；在内战期间，道格拉斯身任林肯总统的顾问并说服他将奴隶征召入联军军队，并将废除奴隶制度成为战争的目标。


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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