On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I found among them a determination to protect each other from the blood-thirsty kidnapper, at all hazards.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I found among them a determination to protect each other from the blood-thirsty kidnapper, at all hazards.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes the strong sense of community and mutual protection among the free black population in New Bedford against the threat of slave catchers.
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