Frederick Douglass: “I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

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Douglass vehemently denounces the American form of Christianity as a profound misrepresentation and a severe affront to true religious principles.

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