On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I would leave him to imagine himself surrounded by myriads of invisible tormentors, ever ready to snatch from his infernal grasp his trembling prey.
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Frederick Douglass
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In his autobiography, Douglass describes the psychological torment he wished upon slaveholders, imagining them haunted by the unseen forces aiding escapes.
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