The Role Of Religion In Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass

Religious people tend to be the kindest hearted, most selfless, judge free, and loving individuals that many of us know. They are notorious for always helping those in need and respecting everyone no matter their circumstances. Often, we find ourselves turning towards religion when we need help or have made a mistake and want forgiveness. This is opposite of what we learn from Frederick Douglass’s feelings toward religious slave holders in his Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass. He stated that religious masters and slave holders were the worst type of masters during his time as a slave. He talks about multiple experiences he had with both religious slave holders and none religious slave holders. This allows us to get a feel for how both masters treated their slaves. I believe what Frederick Douglass said is truthful. As I …show more content…
It disappoints me. As I mentioned earlier, I am religious. I wish I could be proud to say something such as ‘religious masters played a very large part in bringing us closer to the abolition of slavery and making the conditions better for slaves’. Unfortunately, this is not the case. It confuses me why the religious slave owners and master wouldn’t be the masters that all slaves wanted to have. That they would have enough food to keep the slaves full, only treat them poorly when necessary, and give them enough rest and proper clothing.

As sad as it seems, slavery was and always will be a huge part of our history. We continue to have past slaves come forward and tell stories about how terribly their masters treated them. Each and every slave should be able to tell their own story without being judged just as Frederick Douglass was able to. They shouldn’t be having to worry if people will believe them. This was a horrible time for our country and I thank God that we were able to abolish