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Frederick Douglass: “He would make a short prayer in the morning, and a long prayer at night; and, strange as it may seem, few men would at…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
He would make a short prayer in the morning, and a long prayer at night; and, strange as it may seem, few men would at times appear more devotional than he.
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Frederick Douglass

Editor's note · Context

From his autobiography, Douglass describes the outwardly devout but inwardly deceptive religious practices of his enslaver, Covey.

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