Who was fredrick douglass's first two recruits?

"Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship.""There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the american people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution."
Voice of Freedom
A Story About Frederick Douglass 
Interesting for both children and adults, this book does much to evoke the strong-minded, highly-principled person who inspired so many others