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>> douglass, for the first time, there doesn't appear to be any prejudice to which he is subjected, and contemplates staying in england because he's not subject to what he sees as the hypocrisy of the north. >> oh, pleure. thank -- thank you.e in, please. >> oh, thank you. >> we have to remember that, in britain, slavery has been outlawed since the 13th century. so he has a vision of a kind of freedom that he might enjoy. so he decides to return and fight for something like that in america. >> the emancipation proclamation could help bring about the freedom frederick douglass has worked for. b...

And to tell his story. >> i spent my first night on the it was cold, but nothing compared to my days in ol' master's house. >> be silent! >> now, gentmen, if you take issue with today's lecture... >> the idea that the north was on the side of virtue and the south was where all the racists were located, that's wrong. >> aah! ♪ ♪ >> though frederick douglass escapes to the north in the search of freedom, he's still a fugitive from the law. any white northerners at the time, particularly members of the democratic party, do not believe in black equality. they too fear the consequences of emanc...

>> isn't freedom the next logical step for the contrabands? >> it is. >> preserving the union was lincoln's paramount priority. certainly that was true at the beginning of the war. and he pushed the issue of slavery down the line about as far as he could go, until his hand was forced. >> emancipating slaves is not a decision for a general to make. it's a decision for the president. i cannot emancipate the slaves. >> [ gasps ] elizabeth! careful with those pins. >> sorry, madam. it must have slipped. >> lincoln immediately rescinds general hunter's orders out of fear that he might lose the supp...

>> elizabeth keckley emerged as the favored seamstress of women of power. when mary todd lincoln came to town, she went to the most popular seamstress in washington. and elizabeth keckley became quite a confidante, and established a contraband relief society. and mary todd lincoln became rather active in this organization. >> isn't freedom the next logical step for the contrabands? >> it is. >> preserving the union was lincoln's paramount priority. certainly that was true at the beginning of the war. and he pushed the issue of slavery down the line about as far as he could go, until his hand w...

Allow him to identify escaped slaves as contrabands of war. butler's controversial decision would eventually inspire thousands of slaves to cross union lines, creating a path for lincoln to entertain the idea of emancipation. >> butler's fort monroe doctrine has an immediate impact on the confederacy. when the union navy invades south carolina's sea islands plantation owners leave behind 10,000 slaves. these new contrabands begin to grow and harvest cotton and other crops for the union, and teachers from the north come to port royal to educate them. >> we did more than patrick henry... >> they...