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A Religious Slaveholder
Douglass describes near-starvation under Thomas Auld at St. Michael's, Auld's religious conversion that changes nothing about his conduct, and the decision to send Douglass — by then seen as unmanageable — to a man known for breaking the will of enslaved people, Edward Covey.
Life under Thomas Auld at St. Michael'sAuld's religious conversion and its effect on his crueltyDouglass’s growing reputation as difficult to manageBeing sent to Edward Covey