On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I was no longer the poor scape-goat that I was when at Covey’s, where every wrong thing done was saddled upon me, and where other slaves were whipped over my shoulders.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I was no longer the poor scape-goat that I was when at Covey’s, where every wrong thing done was saddled upon me, and…”
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Douglass reflects on his changed circumstances, noting that he was no longer unfairly blamed and punished for the misdeeds of others as he had been at Covey's.
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