![It [slavery] has exercised absolute mastery over the American Church. . . . With the Bible in their hands, her priesthood have attempted to prove that slavery came down from God out of heaven. They have become slaveholders and dealers in human flesh.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-slavery-has-exercised-absolute-mastery-over-the-american-church-with.jpg)
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