Abraham Lincoln believed keeping the Union together was more important than punishing the South after the Civil War. Robert E. Lee later became president of Washington College and advocated for reconciliation between the North and South. Frederick Douglass fought for civil liberties, human rights, and voting rights for freed slaves through his powerful voice.

6. Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Frederick Douglass
Keeping the Union together is more important
than punishing the South
Became President of Washington College Was a powerful voice for civil liberties
(now Washington and Lee) and human rights
His Reconstruction plan called for reconciliation Fought for voting rights (became
15th Amendment
Southerners need to reconcile (make
up) with the North