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Angelina Emily Grimké: My hope is, that men who denounce now, will at length reason.

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My hope is, that men who denounce now, will at length reason.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

She expresses hope that those who currently denounce slavery will eventually engage in rational discourse about it.

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