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In all heathen nations, she has been the slave of man, and Christian nations have never acknowledged her rights.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “In all heathen nations, she has been the slave of man, and Christian nations have never acknowledged her rights.”
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She critiques the treatment of women across cultures, highlighting their lack of rights even in Christian societies.
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There is nothing to fear from immediate Emancipation, but every thing from the continuance of slavery.
What can I say more, my friends, to induce you to set your hands, and heads, and hearts, to this great work of justice and mercy.
Perhaps you have feared the consequences of immediate Emancipation, and been frightened by all those dreadful prophecies of rebellion, bloodshed and murder, which have been uttered.
He is telling them of the munificent rewards offered by slaveholders, for the heads of the most distinguished advocates for freedom in this country.