Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The slave Caroline under covey's control, was Covey raping her himself or letting other slaves to rape her to produce more slaves.

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This woman was named Caroline. Mr. Covey bought her from Mr. Thomas Lowe, about six miles from St. Michael’s. She was a large, able-bodied woman, about

twenty years old. She had already given birth to one child, which proved her to be just what he wanted. After buying her, he hired a married man of Mr. Samuel Harrison, to live with him one year; and him he used to fasten up with her every night! The result was, that, at the end of the year, the miserable woman gave birth to twins. At this result Mr. Covey seemed to be highly pleased, both with the man and the wretched woman. Such was his joy, and that of his wife, that nothing they could do for Caroline during her confinement

was too good, or too hard, to be done. The children were regarded as being quite an addition to his wealth."

Caroline was purchased to breed for Covey, and he hired a man specifically for the purpose. Caroline would have been raped by the man hired.