On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Never went there a man to the grave loaded with heavier curses.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Never went there a man to the grave loaded with heavier curses.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass concludes his description of a brutal overseer by emphasizing the profound and widespread condemnation that followed him to his grave.
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