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Essay / Attitude of Frederick Douglass - 866
For example, Douglass mentions that he watched Master Andrews grab his little brother by the throat and throw him to the ground while he then moved forward to stomp on his head until he let the blood flow (337). He also acknowledges that two black women belonging to the Hamiltons appeared “mutilated” (331). It states that Mrs. Hamilton would sit in the center of the room with a cowhide in her hand and beat her slaves as they walked in front of her (331-332). Douglass notices the “festering sores” spread throughout the women. These events show the hatred of white people towards black people. White men and women punished slaves without any justification. White people took advantage of the power they had acquired and tortured innocent people on a daily basis. This is the main reason why Frederick Douglass expressed his disgust towards