This was the case in Douglas’s Narrative, where he tells of a story of a man who ran off while being whipped, and after the overseer found him, he was shot in the head after repetitious command were not met.Harsh treatments such as these, fueled the abolitionist movement in the years to come. However, the slaves who couldn't wait for the law to be on their side, took matters into their own hand. Forms of extreme resistance took place throughout slavery involving planned revolts, arson on loaded barns, beaten death of overseers, to suicide of the slaves, who would rather die than endure another day as a slave. Many of the revolts were documented, and a notable one was led by Gabriel Prosser of Virginia. Prosser was a slave who declared himself