Frederick Douglass: “Now that that evil day is past a sight of those sermons would, I doubt…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Now that that evil day is past a sight of those sermons would, I doubt not, bring the red blush of shame to the cheeks of many.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on the past, Douglass expresses confidence that the sermons justifying slavery would now cause shame.

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Frederick Douglass: “Now that that evil day is past a sight of those sermons would, I doubt not, bring the red blush of shame to the cheeks…”