Fredrick Douglas in "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass"

"The Problems of Religion and Slavery" In the times of slavery there were two religious revivals one was the Great awakening which was an emotional, revivalist movement that took place from the mid- 1740s until the 1770s, which had its greatest impact on both coastal regions and the backcountry. The Second Great Awakening gave importance to the emotions of the people and it preached the doctrines of work and salvation to all, the revivalist movement …

…to the point where he feels he needs to clarify his views about religion. He mentions that all he has said about religion is strictly to the slave holding religion with no relation with the Christianity of Jesus Christ. He is definitely against the Christianity of the land that is corrupt and wicked, but embraces and loves the Christianity of the sacred Jesus Christ. Bibliographies Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: Bedford, 2003.