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tribute to Lincoln and also to the effect and influence of his powerful oratory.
Reconstruction era
After the Civil War, Douglass held several important political positions. He served as
President of the Reconstruction-era Freedman's Savings Bank; as marshal of the District
of Columbia; as minister-resident and consul-general to the Republic of Haiti (1889
1891); and as chargé d'affaires for the Dominican Republic. After two years, he resigned
from his ambassadorship because of disagreements with U.S. government policy. In
1872, he moved to Washington, D.C., after his house on South Avenue in Rochester,
New York burned down -- arson was suspected. Also lost was a complete issue of The
North Star.
In 1868, Douglass supported the presidential campaign of Ulysses S. Grant. The Klan Act
and the Enforcement Act were signed into law by President Grant. Grant used their
provisions vigorously, suspending habeas corpus in South Carolina and sending troops
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