Frederick Douglass: “Covey gave me a very severe whipping, cutting my back, causing the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1845

Covey gave me a very severe whipping, cutting my back, causing the blood to run, and raising ridges on my flesh as large as my little finger.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass vividly describes the brutal physical abuse he suffered at the hands of Mr. Covey shortly after being sent to work for him.

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Frederick Douglass: “Covey gave me a very severe whipping, cutting my back, causing the blood to run, and raising ridges on my flesh as large…”