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I know not; but one thing I do know, the guilt of the North is increasing in a tremendous ratio as light is pouring in upon her on the subject and the sin of slavery.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “I know not; but one thing I do know, the guilt of the North is increasing in a tremendous ratio as light is pouring in…”
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She asserts that the North's guilt regarding slavery is growing as awareness increases.
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