Frederick Douglass Disagreed with the Quakers Trying to Free Him

Name: Frederick Douglass Disagreed with the Quakers Trying to Free Him
Uploaded: 2024-06-05
Duration: 150462
Description: The Quakers were the first religious group to ally themselves to the abolitionist cause, and played a role in securing the freedom of Frederick Douglass. Some among them believed that buying an enslaved man’s freedom, even to set him free, was a tacit acceptance of slavery. Douglass himself took exception to this view.

The Quakers were the first religious group to ally themselves to the abolitionist cause, and played a role in securing the freedom of Frederick Douglass. Some among them believed that buying an enslaved man’s freedom, even to set him free, was a tacit acceptance of slavery. Douglass himself took exception to this view. (02:30)