For the purposes of this paper, "religion" will mean a certain belief that an individual may have about someone or something. ... Through his exploration of the Christian religion in America, he is able to come to many realizations that reinforce his persuading narrative and to show how most religious whites used Christianity as a means to justify their cruel actions. ... This observation is especially important to Douglass because it further enabled him for the opportunity to manipulate his way out of the oppressions of the slaveholding religion of the land. ... Douglass writes: "What I hav...

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