Review for Douglass Quiz

Religious hypocrisy and Curse of Ham

Mrs. Auld

Mrs. Auld was nice before she owned slaves, but became increasingly crueler her slaves in order to appease her husband.

Internalization in enslaved people

Slaves would internalize their status as slaves and base their worldview around such. (Comparing their masters, only holding on to spiritual ties, betraying one another)

Covey

Known for “breaking” slaves, got into a fight with Douglass and lost but chose not to do anything in order to protect his reputation.

“Appendix” chapter

Douglass realizes that his tone in the body of his narrative may have resembled a condemnation of all religion. The appendix is designed to set the record straight: Douglass is not opposed to all religion; he only takes issue with the religion that slaveholders use to justify their inhumane actions. In fact, Douglass “loves the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ.” It is only the distortion of Christianity that he experienced as a slave that he hates.