Other times, slaves were not so lucky. For example, Frederick Douglas, an American slave, told a story that went like this. (Douglas, 34 & 35) "Mr. Gore once undertook to whip one of Colonel Lloyd's slaves, by the name of Demby. He had given Demby but few stripes, when, to get rid of the scourging, he ran and plunged himself into a creek, and stood there at the depth of his shoulders, refusing to come out...
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Mr. Gore told him that he would give him three calls and that if he did not come out at the third call, he would shoot him. ...calls were given with the same result. Mr. Gore then, ... not even giving Demby an additional call, raised his musket to his face, taking deadly aim at his standing victim, and in a instant poor Demby was no more...
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