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Angelina Emily Grimké: And what is more ridiculous than American prejudice; to proscribe and persecute men and women, because their complexions…

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And what is more ridiculous than American prejudice; to proscribe and persecute men and women, because their complexions are of a darker hue than our own?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké criticizes American prejudice against people of color, calling it an outrageous injustice.

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