Frederick Douglass was one of the few activists to see his goal achieved within his lifetime — the abolition of slavery. Kai Wright shares how Douglass discovered a new purpose after President Lincoln’s assassination: campaigning for a bold new Constitution. From the Audible Original series Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise produced in collaboration with Higher Ground, Pushkin and The HISTORY Channel.

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