are eye-servants behind your masters back. Instead of serving your masters faithfully, which is pleasing in the sight of your heavenly master, you are idle, and shirk your work. God sees you. You tell lies. God hears you. Instead of engaged in worshipping him, you are hidden away somewhere feasting on your masters substance; tossing coffee-grounds with some wicked fortuneteller, or cutting cards with another old hag. Your master may not find you out, but God sees you, and he will punish you. O, the depravity of your hearts! (page 106) This is the religion that the slaves were allowed to receive. White peoples attempt to put the fear of God into slaves work in some instances but the men and women whos faith in God had not been warn down by the constant tyranny of their masters found a way to survive and to eventually flourish. The power of faith is incredible when it can overcome everything a person has been taught since they were born on the soul basis of knowing what is right. White men used Gods name to put fear into slaves. They used Gods name to scare slaves from running away or rebelling against their masters. The slaves that felt God had given up on them and had punished them by putting them in their current situation were easily manipulated by the white mans propaganda. The slaves that didnt believe in the white peoples claims could be warn down through flogging, torture, and just overall exhaustion. There is only so much a human can take before their will is just broken down and eventually destroyed. For female slaves this was especially true. They faced the fear of being beaten, tortured, and most severely rapped by the masters on a daily basis. Young girls born into slavery were much of the time verbally and sexually abused by their masters. This was a form of physical and mental torture that men in slavery would never have to endure. One religious aspect for these poor girls is if they were to get pregna...
