On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The monster had obtained complete control over me, and if he had commanded me to do any possible thing I should, in my then state of mind, have endeavored to comply.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the psychological control his enslaver Covey exerted over him during a period of intense abuse.
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