On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He should be left to imagine himself surrounded by myriads of invisible tormentors, ever ready to snatch, from his infernal grasp, his trembling prey.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the psychological torment he wished upon slaveholders regarding the escape of their enslaved people.
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