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  ewneionciencoieneninONCEOJacobs, like many other female slaves, was abused by her master and she dared not speak against it (Jacobs 501). Abuse was normal in a slaveholder's house. The churches did nothing to stop it, and in fact, regular churchgoing slaveholders could be more abusive than most. Ministers were notoriously known to be the cruelest of all slaveholders; this was only aided by the open support of slavery from many southern churches. This approval from the church gave men justification for beating and abusing their slaves. In many extreme cases, abuse from a master turned into rape for many of the young slave girls. When the mistress found out about an affair between her husband and one of their slaves, she turned jealous, blaming the slave instead of her husband. The victim was never consoled. Instead she was held responsible for these uncontrolled occurrences and often became a disgrace to her family. Though Jacobs admits her immorality, she also explains that she had no other options...