- Beatings
- Lynchings
- Poisonings
- Torture
Social Risks
- ostracism
- loss of employment
- Denial of basic rights and privileges
- imprisonment
- execution
Psychological Risks
- fear
- anxiety
- trauma
- PTSD
- depression
- suicide
Douglass faced all these risks and more. He was also aware that his status as a runaway slave made him a target for slave catchers and bounty hunters. Despite the risks, he risked his life and freedom to fight slavery.