Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass

Did Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass lived at the same time for 47 years, from 1818 to 1865.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Abraham Lincoln · Frederick Douglass · Born in 1809 · Born in 1818

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

16th US President, ended slavery

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Activism & Social Change

Abolitionist, orator, writer

18091895

Abraham Lincoln

Frederick Douglass

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

Born in Hodgenville

Died in Washington, D.C.

Frederick Douglass

Activism & Social Change

Born in Talbot County

Died in Washington, D.C.

World Events During Their Overlap

1825 First public railway opens in England

1833 Slavery abolished in British Empire

1838 First photograph of a person taken

1848 Revolutions of 1848 sweep Europe

1853 Crimean War begins

1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species

1861 American Civil War begins

1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States

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Sources

Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
Frederick Douglass — Wikipedia
Frederick Douglass (Q215562) — Wikidata