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Austin Gore

An overseer so cold-blooded he shoots a fleeing man in front of witnesses and is praised for it, proving the law protects only the powerful.

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Also known as Mr. Austin Gore, Mr. Gore

First appearance: Chapter IV

As a supporting figure in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Austin Gore is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Gore oversees Colonel Lloyd's plantation and kills the slave Demby for refusing to come out of a creek, then defends the murder as necessary to prevent insurrection. No court touches him; the community esteems him. His unpunished crime teaches Douglass—and the reader—that in Talbot County, killing a Black person is not treated as a crime at all.

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DEDembyCEColonel Edward…CTCaptain Thomas…MHMr. HopkinsCTCousin TomAGAustin Gore

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  • Cruel Overseers and Masters
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  • Demby

    rivalry · negative

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See Austin Gore in Chapter IV
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