Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass · 1845 primary

passage 51 of 82 · LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ. > CHAPTER X (6/23)

in brief

In Frederick Douglass’s account, he reflects on a prior threat from Mr. Covey and concludes that resistance will make Covey “come off worse,” foreshadowing the turning-point fight.

He would occasionally say, he didn’t want to get hold of me again. “No,” thought I, “you need not; for you will come off worse than you did before.”

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topics: courage and cowardice · justice as a virtue · slavery and bondage

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave · Frederick Douglass · 1845