The lightning when speaking for itself, is among the most direct, reliable, and truthful of things; but when speaking of the terror-stricken slaveholders at Harper’s Ferry, it has been made the swiftest of liars.
In his autobiography, Douglass critiques the sensational and often false news reporting surrounding the Harper's Ferry raid and his alleged involvement.
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