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Angelina Emily Grimké: No--we must dig up the weed by the roots out of each of our hearts.

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No--we must dig up the weed by the roots out of each of our hearts.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké calls for a deep and personal commitment to uprooting prejudice from within.

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