Frederick Douglass: “This devilish outrage, this fiendish murder, produced, as it was well…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

This devilish outrage, this fiendish murder, produced, as it was well calculated to do, a tremendous sensation.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass describes the profound impact and shock caused by the brutal murder of a slave by an overseer.

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Frederick Douglass: “This devilish outrage, this fiendish murder, produced, as it was well calculated to do, a tremendous sensation.”