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Shall we betray their trust, or put them in jeopardy?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Shall we betray their trust, or put them in jeopardy?”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké poses a moral question about whether to betray the trust of those who have confided in abolitionists.
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