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Why not let us live in America, if you really love us?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Why not let us live in America, if you really love us?”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké questions the sincerity of those who claim to love African Americans yet support their removal from the country.
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