On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from him.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from…”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his fight with the enslaver Covey, Douglass assesses the shift in power and the personal victory he achieved.
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