Document Discovered in Massachusetts Shows Baptist Ministers Took Early Stand Against Slavery

Residents gather in Springfield to read Frederick Douglass' famous speech

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Local residents gathered in Springfield to read "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass first delivered this speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. It was part of an event to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This speech emphasizes freedom, rights, and social justice for everyone in America. To remind people of our history, the Indian…

Document discovered in Massachusetts shows Baptist ministers took early stand against slavery | News Channel 3-12

By Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story    GROTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) -- A scroll where Baptist ministers took an early

Document discovered in Massachusetts shows Baptist ministers took early stand against slavery

By Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story     GROTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A scroll where Baptist ministers took an early stand against slavery has been rediscovered in Groton, Massachusetts. The document was written in 1847 and signed by 16 Baptist ministers. “They wanted to go on record as saying that they were against slavery,” says Rev. Diane Badger, the administrator of the American Baptist Church of Massachusetts. “They though…

Discovery of 1847 Condemnation of Slavery by Baptist Ministers Shows Development of Anti-Slavery Movement - The Reconstruction Era

As readers of Civil War history know, prior to the outbreak of the war many religious people in the North had turned against slavery. Northern...