On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
His fame as an overseer went abroad, and his horrid crime was not even submitted to judicial investigation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “His fame as an overseer went abroad, and his horrid crime was not even submitted to judicial investigation.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the impunity of an overseer who committed murder.
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