# Demby — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass character guide

> Demby in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Demby, poor Demby

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Who they are

A slave shot and killed by overseer Austin Gore for refusing to come out of a creek.

## Relationships

### [Austin Gore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/characters/austin_gore)

_rivalry_

Gore, the overseer, murders Demby in cold blood to assert absolute authority over the slaves.

## In the story

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/chapters/iv)

Slave who fled into a creek to avoid whipping and was shot dead by Mr. Gore.

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