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Frederick Douglass attempted to address the needs of
people of African descent in the United States by agitating for an end to slavery and
for equal rights for African Americans.

Before the Civil
War, the most important problem facing African Americans was, of course, slavery. 
Douglass, as an escaped slave, knew this very well.  He attempted to promote the
abolition of slavery by becoming one of the best-known abolitionist speakers in the
United States.

After the end of slavery, Douglass pushed
for equal rights for blacks.  He tried to fight against the continuing inequality in the
South by writing and speaking on the subject.  He also took various posts that allowed
him to try to help blacks in general.  One of the most important of these was his post
as a trustee of all-black Howard University.

In these ways,
Douglass attempted to address the needs of African Americans both before and after the
end of slavery.