Critique of Religion and Law
- When
- July 5, 1852
- Where
- Corinthian Hall
Douglass criticized religious silence on slavery, charging ministers with blasphemy, and directly criticized the Fugitive Slave Act, claiming the Constitution was an abolitionist document.
Douglass sharply criticized religious people who kept silent about slavery, charging that ministers committed 'blasphemy' when they taught it as sanctioned by religion. He called for religious institutions to array their powers against slavery. He also directly criticized the Fugitive Slave Act, which had passed in 1850, and claimed the Constitution was an abolitionist document.
Sources
- Frederick Douglass Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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