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By declaring this sentiment, I expect and design to abet the cause of Abolition at the North, and through the North the emancipation of the slaves at the South.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Grimké expresses her intention to support abolitionist efforts in the North to promote emancipation in the South.
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