Let Justice Be Done: Writings from American Abolitionists 1688 - 1865

Almost from the first arrival of enslaved Africans until the end of the antebellum period, a prophetic crusade to eliminate the sin of slavery stirred the American conscience. The abolitionists were deeply faithful Christians who believed that if anything was contrary to the will of God, it was human bondage. They were mocked, threatened, and abused, but their influence was ultimately profound.

Let Justice Be Done includes representative voices of the abolitionist cause--women and men, black and white. Among them are towering figures such as William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, and Lucretia Mott, as well as many lesser known. Their struggle against one of the greatest evils to blemish American history demonstrated that religious faith can and rightfully should be a powerful force in calling out injustice, speaking truth to power, and planting seeds of change.