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And so the colored people are to be taught to be ‘very humble’ and ‘unassuming,’ ‘gentle’ and ‘meek,’ and then the ‘pity and generosity’ of their fellow citizens are to be appealed to.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “And so the colored people are to be taught to be ‘very humble’ and ‘unassuming,’ ‘gentle’ and ‘meek,’ and then the ‘pity…”
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Grimké critiques the expectation that African Americans should be humble and meek to gain sympathy from others.
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