I like to have such near me; and it is because I love the colored Americans, that I want them to stay in this country; and in order to make it a happy home to them, I am trying to talk down, and write down, and live down this horrible prejudice.
Grimké expresses her love for African Americans and her desire to combat prejudice for their benefit.
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