On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
They stimulate him to greater watchfulness, and enhance his power to capture his slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They stimulate him to greater watchfulness, and enhance his power to capture his slave.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains that publicizing aid to escaping enslaved people only increases the vigilance and power of slaveholders.
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