Opponents of slavery, called Abolitionists, believed slavery was immoral and the Declaration of Independence should be applied to everyone, slaves as well as whites, that they might enjoy the rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (Hughes 40-42, Meltzer 79-84). ... Mark 10:45 says," For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and give ransom for many." ... Romans 8:2 says" Because through Jesus Christ the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ... A contemptuous Confederate commander buried Commander Shaw with his Ne...

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