Frederick Douglass: “The deed was done, however; the pillars of the church—the proud, Free…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The deed was done, however; the pillars of the church—the proud, Free Church of Scotland—were committed and the humility of repentance was absent.

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Frederick Douglass

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Reflecting on the Free Church of Scotland's decision to accept donations from slaveholders, Douglass critiques their lack of repentance.

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