about it, viewed it, and how they dealt with it. In our readings most of the African

American literaturary writers are northern blacks. In the North, educated blacks often

assimilated very successfully into white culture; indeed, that was precisely the goal for

many. Exemplified by the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, for example. Each author had been

very careful to present their view as traditionally Protestant. Slave poet George Moses

Horton was one of the most prominent southern black voices in Antebellum Poetry.

Olaudan Equiano's philosophical and religious views influence his antislavery arguments.

He tells the story of his life and it isvery motivational when inspired by religion helping

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord Jehovah is my

Strength and my Song; He also is become my Salvation.

And in that day ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among

Sojourner Truth in her humble way believed in the Heavenly Father, as the only being

who could protect her in her perilous condition; she would strengthen a

device in learning how to read and write and that is why it was so important to them. They

The religion that was given to the Africans gave them ideas of equality and justice, and

entity like God to delivered them from the chains of slavery. Being tied down like an

masters treated them as animals, then his writing revealed that they should rebel in that

against the institution of slavery. It is clear that the Christian compassion of the Wheatley

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