ence that stuck out was between the African slaves that had been captured and the tale of a Muslim slave that had been captured. In his account, he wasn't forced to endure the indignity that came along with the stereotypical enslaved. Omar ibn was "lucky" enough to have a generous couple take him in, clothe him, feed him, and allow him to practice his beliefs. He was allowed to have somewhat of a life. Despite the differences between the accounts, one thing remained the same; slavery was "a grave yard of the mind" (Douglass, pg.18) and it had a "natural, and inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man" (Douglass, pg. 37).
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