“During the last two years of his life he welcomed African Americans as visitors and friends in a way no president had done before. One of his friends was the distinguished former slave Frederick Douglass, who once wrote: “In all my interviews with Mr. Lincoln I was impressed with his entire freedom from prejudice against the colored race.” (Current). As Lincoln got closer to the end of his life he befriended many slaves he freed. He supported …show more content…
“As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Further, he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.” (“Abraham Lincoln”). He showed that people can change others opinions if they are passionate enough to work towards their goal hard enough. As the 16th president he evolved the Republican Party into a very powerful organization. He helped persuaded most of the democrats to join the Union from the North. January 1, 1863 he put the Emancipation Proclamation forward and released slaves from the confederacy forever. Honest Abe was soon to be crowned as one of the greatest presidents in