How did Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass differ in their approaches to abolishing slavery? A While Douglass wanted to abolish slavery immediately Lincoln was initially mare concerned with its impact on the status of the Union Lincoln's use of violence to abolish slavery conflicted with Douglass peaceful approach to creating social change Lincoln wanted to free slaves to weaken the Confederacy, while Douglass was more concerned with the morality of slavery. D Lincoln was hesitant to create conflict by abolishing slavery, while Douglass only concem was bankrupting the South
One of the biggest differences between Douglas' and Lincoln's views on slavery is that, unlike Lincoln, Douglas did not consider slavery a moral issue, an agonizing dilemma, nor was it an issue that would tear the Union apart.
