On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The dealers in the bodies and souls of men erect their stand in the presence of the pulpit, and they mutually help each other.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The dealers in the bodies and souls of men erect their stand in the presence of the pulpit, and they mutually help each…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the direct and symbiotic relationship between slave traders and the religious institutions that condoned them.
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