Frederick Douglass: “His very presence was fearful, and I shunned him as I would have…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

His very presence was fearful, and I shunned him as I would have shunned a rattlesnake.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass conveys the intense fear inspired by overseer Austin Gore, describing him as someone to be avoided like a dangerous animal.

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Frederick Douglass: “His very presence was fearful, and I shunned him as I would have shunned a rattlesnake.”