On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I shall make use of you as a means of exposing the character of the American church and clergy—and as a means of bringing this guilty nation, with yourself, to repentance.
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Frederick Douglass
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In a letter to his former master, Douglass states his aim to reveal the hypocrisy of the American church and nation regarding slavery.
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