In the Speech, “ Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln,” Douglas honors Lincoln’s memory and what he did for the country. He chooses to focus on Lincoln's service to the country, and his role in ending slavery. In this speech, Douglas’s tone is lighthearted and Lincoln’s life is remembered positively in his speech. In this speech, he focuses on how Lincoln abolished slavery because he expresses that Lincoln died while serving his service for the country. Douglas is the first african american to have this position/authority. Douglas mentions that Lincoln’s service to the country gave hope to the slaves. He changed the future and Douglas says in his speech that Lincoln “gave birth to the children of the future”. This means that he gave birth