On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I canvassed with Henry and John the subject of slavery, and dashed against it the condemning brand of God’s eternal justice.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass describes how he and his friends discussed slavery, condemning it as a violation of God's eternal justice.
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