In particular, he notes that his Master, Captain Auld, was one Christian who would vocally justify his abuse of slaves with a passage from the Bible that he misconstrued. ... Even though Douglass states how religion was used in a negative way towards the slaves in his book, he does however differentiate Christianity identity. ... Douglass is, therefore, strengthened in his fight for freedom because he understands that his true nature through the will of God is to be spiritually, mentally and physically free. In the same way, author Booker T. ... He states: The old preacher could go no furth...

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