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That there are thousands who believe slaveholding to be sinful, who secretly wish the abolitionists success, and believe God will bless their efforts.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “That there are thousands who believe slaveholding to be sinful, who secretly wish the abolitionists success, and believe…”
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Grimké highlights the existence of many individuals who secretly oppose slavery and support abolitionist efforts, indicating a broader moral opposition to the institution.
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There is nothing to fear from immediate Emancipation, but every thing from the continuance of slavery.
Perhaps you have feared the consequences of immediate Emancipation, and been frightened by all those dreadful prophecies of rebellion, bloodshed and murder, which have been uttered.
What can I say more, my friends, to induce you to set your hands, and heads, and hearts, to this great work of justice and mercy.
I have attempted to vindicate the Abolitionists, to prove the entire safety of immediate Emancipation, and to plead the cause of the poor and oppressed.