On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
If I had ever wavered under the consideration that the Almighty, in some way, had ordained slavery and willed my enslavement for his own glory, I wavered no longer.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass recounts how his studies solidified his conviction against slavery, dispelling any lingering doubts about its divine ordination.
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