Whitelaw Reid: “Where are those who wanted an anti-slavery God and an anti-slavery…”

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Where are those who wanted an anti-slavery God and an anti-slavery Bible?

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid challenges the commitment of those who sought an anti-slavery God and Bible, questioning their current actions.

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Whitelaw Reid: “Where are those who wanted an anti-slavery God and an anti-slavery Bible?”