On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
Will not a righteous God visit for these things?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Will not a righteous God visit for these things?”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass poses a rhetorical question, appealing to divine justice to condemn the atrocities committed under slavery.
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