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Those who view with horror the traffic in slaves by ministers of the gospel, express more freely their pain at its indulgence, than I have ever known.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgThose who view with horror the traffic in slaves by ministers of the gospel, express more freely their pain at its indulgence, than I have ever known.
Grimké notes the emotional responses of religious leaders to the slave trade.
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