There are many writings in the Bible that have been misused to promote oppression: of Slaves, Indigenous Peoples, Women, the Earth, and LGBT people. In the 1970âs, a group of incarcerated activist African American men noted that there was a concentration of groundbreaking events in the struggle for liberation that occurred in August. Thus, we desire to take a critical look at a part of Scripture that has been misused for centuries and reclaim our collective freedom as children of God.