Amidst the thunderclaps of battle during the Civil War, pulpits echoed with a symphony of political sermons. Firebrands of both North and South invoked sacred texts to justify their causes and mobilize the faithful.

From abolitionist orators like Frederick Douglass to Southern evangelicals defending slavery, preachers wielded their platforms as weapons of persuasion. Their words ignited passions, galvanized troops, and shaped the very contours of the conflict.

These “Pulpits of Power” served as sounding boards for ideological clashes, their sermons a testament to the intertwined nature of faith and politics in a nation at war.