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To all of you then, known or unknown, relatives or strangers, (for you are all one in Christ,) I would speak.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “To all of you then, known or unknown, relatives or strangers, (for you are all one in Christ,) I would speak.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké addresses all Christian women, known or unknown, emphasizing their equality in Christ and her desire to speak to them.
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