Frederick Douglass: “For all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

For all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders are the worst.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

In his autobiography, Douglass states his general observation about the character of slaveholders who claim religious piety.

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Frederick Douglass: “For all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders are the worst.”