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This very preacher had more than once been dragged from the pulpit and given forty lashes for presuming to repeat passages of the Bible, and talk about them to the slaves.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid highlights the harsh punishments faced by a preacher for sharing biblical teachings with enslaved individuals.
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