President Abraham Lincoln and Douglass

Jim Crow: He spoke publicly in favor of rights for women of all races, according to CNN. He had the ear of President Abraham Lincoln but sometimes complained that Lincoln was moving too slowly on emancipation. Douglass rose to serve in several prominent positions in government, ran an abolitionist newspaper, fought Jim Crow laws and wrote three autobiographies that have become classics. He went on to call Lincoln the nation "greatest president." On Monday, the first day of Black History Month and more than a century after his death, Douglass was honored with the Google Doogle of the day. As the nation first black president time in office comes to a close, the issues of police treatment of African-American men and women, economic opportunity, the prison system, inclusion in K-12 schools and higher education, and even the Oscar nominations are increasingly subjects of discussion and debate. Today #Google Doodle honors the life and work of Frederick Douglass → https://t.co/3Ya7c8hODj #Black History Month Google February 1, 2016 Douglass' struggle still resonates. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.