Frederick Douglass: “Not even the bonds of Christian fellowship were strong enough to hold…”

On the record

Not even the bonds of Christian fellowship were strong enough to hold together the churches of the two sections.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

Douglass emphasizes that even shared religious beliefs could not bridge the divide between the North and South.

More from Frederick Douglass

Jan 1, 1881

Land is not worth much where there are no people to occupy it, and a mule is not worth much where there is no one to drive him.

Jan 1, 1881

We could not but believe that there existed at the South a latent and powerful Union sentiment which would assert itself at last.

Jan 1, 1881

I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.

Jan 1, 1881

It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.

Frederick Douglass: “Not even the bonds of Christian fellowship were strong enough to hold together the churches of the two sections.”