Fredrick and his last poem

 I really enjoyed reading the Appendix of Frederick Douglass' narrative as he brings the ideas of Christianity to another light. A light in which has been dimmed by the South. Frederick discusses a wide range of "heavenly unions" in his writing titled A Parody. 

I really see this piece of writing as almost like slam poetry. The rhymes and emphasis on words   very raw and rigid, and can be argued as slam poetry.  It may even bring me to the thought of this may have been the start of written.

 “Come, saints and sinners, hear me tell 
How pious priests whip Jack and Nell, 
And women buy and children sell, 
And preach all sinners down to hell."

Its crazy to see and hear his rhyme scheme. He adds a very 1800 century flow to his poem. The 

“They’ll read and sing a sacred song, And make a prayer both loud and long, 
And teach the right and do the wrong, 
Hailing the brother, sister throng,  
With words of heavenly union. 

I believe that the "Heavenly Union" is for emphasis on his belief in Christianity. To bring focus of Fredrick's narrative this piece of writing depicts his views of Christianity of slavery. The abuse of African Americans by their "owners". It was an interesting perspective.