On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
His conversion was not to change his relation toward men—at any rate not toward BLACK men—but toward God.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “His conversion was not to change his relation toward men—at any rate not toward BLACK men—but toward God.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass critically analyzes his master's religious conversion, concluding that it only affected his relationship with God, not his cruel treatment of Black people.
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