mr. lincoln that fred douglass is at the door. o the east room. i could not have been more than 10 feet from him when mr. lincoln saw him. his he lighted up and said in a voice heard all around -- >> here comes my friend, douglass! douglass, i saw you in the crowd today, listening to my inaugural address. there is no man whose opinion i value more than yours. what did you think of my speech? >> mr. lincoln, i can want stop here to talk to you. there are thousands waiting to shake your hand. >> what did you think of it? >> mr. lincoln, it was a sacred effort. >> i'm glad you liked it. [ laughter ] >> and that was the last time that i saw him. >> six weeks later, just as douglass feared on inauguration day, lincoln falls victim to an asassin, in fact was at the capitol on inauguration and restrained by a policeman. 11 years later on the anniversary of the murder, douglass rose to6crb deliver the principle address of the unveiling of theuim statue of lincoln as the emancipator. while the kneeling slave seems incorrect by modern standa