It preached human brotherhood; it exposed hypocrisy and wickedness in high places; it denounced oppression, and with all the solemnity of “Thus saith the Lord,” demanded the complete emancipation of my race.
In his autobiography, Douglass details the moral and religious arguments employed by the anti-slavery movement to advocate for human equality and emancipation.
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