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Angelina Emily Grimké: “This will be striking the dagger into the very heart of the monster, and once 'tis done, he must soon expire.”

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This will be striking the dagger into the very heart of the monster, and once 'tis done, he must soon expire.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké uses a metaphor to describe the decisive action needed to end slavery.

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