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They had settled the question, that slavery is right, and, by that standard, they determined that Sabbath schools are wrong.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They had settled the question, that slavery is right, and, by that standard, they determined that Sabbath schools are…”
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Douglass asserts that those who believe slavery is right also conclude that Sabbath schools for slaves are wrong.
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