... and brutally, bloody, bodily harm. In Frederic Douglass's dramatic autobiography Narrative of the Life written by him, clearly show how religion was used to work in a harmful way towards slavery. In this paper I will show the negative effect that religion had on slavery in Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life. 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 ... a means to justify their cruel actions. Douglass explores his own religious beliefs in...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate