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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Are there no Miriams, who would rejoice to lead out the captive daughters of the Southern States to liberty and light?”

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Are there no Miriams, who would rejoice to lead out the captive daughters of the Southern States to liberty and light?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké invokes the image of Miriam to inspire women to lead the fight for freedom for Southern women.

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