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As soon as we set before him the dangers, and evils, and mischiefs of slavery to the down-trodden victims of his oppression, O then! the slaveholder storms and raves like a maniac.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Grimké describes the intense reaction of slaveholders when confronted with the realities of slavery's impact on victims.
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