On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
A blow with it, on the hardest back, will gash the flesh, and make the blood start.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “A blow with it, on the hardest back, will gash the flesh, and make the blood start.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, this describes the severe physical damage inflicted by the cowskin whip.
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