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The very little leaven which you have been enabled to introduce, is now working with tremendous power.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “The very little leaven which you have been enabled to introduce, is now working with tremendous power.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké notes the powerful impact of small efforts in the abolition movement.
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