Frederick Douglass: “Murder itself was not more sternly and certainly punished in the State…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Murder itself was not more sternly and certainly punished in the State of Maryland, than that of aiding and abetting the escape of a slave.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass illustrates the extreme legal dangers faced by anyone assisting an enslaved person to escape in Maryland.

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Frederick Douglass: “Murder itself was not more sternly and certainly punished in the State of Maryland, than that of aiding and abetting the…”