On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The cruel injustice, the victorious crime, and the helplessness of innocence, led me to ask, in my ignorance and weakness “Where now is the God of justice and mercy?
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The cruel injustice, the victorious crime, and the helplessness of innocence, led me to ask, in my ignorance and…”
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In his autobiography, Douglass recounts his profound despair and questioning of divine justice during his arrest for attempting to escape slavery.
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