On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all.”
Editor's note · Context
Following his physical confrontation with the enslaver Covey, Douglass states the definitive outcome of the struggle.
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