On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
It is against religion, as presented by these bodies, that I have felt it my duty to testify.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is against religion, as presented by these bodies, that I have felt it my duty to testify.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass declares his moral imperative to speak out against the corrupted form of Christianity that condones slavery.
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