Baptists and the American Civil War: July 4, 1862
Frederick Douglass, the most prominent African American proponent of abolitionism, has more than a few friends among Baptists of the North. It is with high hopes that many northern Baptists and Christians at large hear or read Douglass’ 4th of July address, entitled “The Slaveholders’ Rebellion” and delivered in New York, here noted in part:…