On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I told him I did, come what might; that he had used me like a brute for six months, and that I was determined to be used so no longer.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I told him I did, come what might; that he had used me like a brute for six months, and that I was determined to be used…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass recounts his defiant declaration to his enslaver, Covey, during a pivotal physical confrontation.
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