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How to Read
the Book Lecture

When
Wednesday, 9 December
14:00–17:00
About

Dr. Esau McCaulley presents “How to Read the Book That Sets You Free,” a lecture exploring how the Bible shaped major 19th-century debates over slavery and abolition and how abolitionists drew on the gospel narratives in the fight for freedom.

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Museum of the Bible, Washington
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