As president, Abraham Lincoln knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Would it be possible to get rid of slavery while keeping America's Constitution? Abolitionist Frederick Douglass said no, the Constitution was irredeemably corrupted by slavery-and he wanted Lincoln to move faster. In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells of how these two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship. Over the course of the Civil War, they endured bloodthirsty mobs, feverish conspiracies, and devastating losses on the battlefield-and their principles and patience not only changed each other, but moved America closer to being truly free for all. Book jacket.