1. Slavery and Religion in Frederick Douglass's The Narrative
I will demonstrate the treatment that the religious slaveholders put towards the slaves, the passages they used from the Bible while beating the slaves, and how they refused to educate slaves, fearing the power they would gain if they were on the same level mentally. ... The slaveholders were extremely scared of the power that slaves would gain if they educated themselves and were on the same level mentally. ... Douglass writes: "What I have said respecting and against religion, I mean strictly to apply to the slaveholding religion of this land, and with no possible reference to Christianity ...
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- Approx Pages: 8
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate