The fear of God and the hope of heaven were sufficient to sustain many slave women amidst the snares and dangers of their strange lot; but they were ever at the mercy of the power, passion, and caprice of their owners.
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the spiritual resilience of enslaved women despite their vulnerability to their owners.
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