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They said that to baptize the Negro and make him a member of the Church of Christ was to make him an important person--in fact, to make him an heir of Jesus Christ.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They said that to baptize the Negro and make him a member of the Church of Christ was to make him an important…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains that baptizing a Negro was seen as elevating their status and challenging the institution of slavery.
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