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Angelina Emily Grimké: What is he doing there, but constructing a stupendous dam, which will turn the overwhelming tide of public opinion over…

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What is he doing there, but constructing a stupendous dam, which will turn the overwhelming tide of public opinion over the wheels of that machinery which Abolitionists are working here.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké describes the role of public opinion in the fight against slavery.

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