Both Frederick Douglass and Peter Randolph were incredibly influential men in their time and used their personal experiences to formulate how race and religion interact in America. Both men were slaves, born in the same era, and were faithful followers of Christ. Though these men had similar backgrounds, their views on intersection of race and religion were slightly different. To begin, Peter Randolph, was an emancipated slave who turned to preaching at a young age and would become an influential member of the emancipation movement. His impact on the anti-slavery movement came from his role as preacher, missionary, and writer. His view on race and religion was that slaves needed the assistance of white Christians to overcome slavery. His