They want the pure light of heaven to shine into that dark and gloomy cave; they want all men to see how that dead body has been bound, how that face has been wrapped in the napkin of prejudice; and shall they wait beside that grave in vain?
Grimké calls for awareness of the struggles faced by the oppressed and the need for enlightenment.
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No station or character can destroy individual responsibility, in the matter of reproving sin.
The fact is, the South is enraged, because we have exposed her horrible hypocrisy to the world.
What dost thou mean by saying, her rights are the gifts of honor, rectitude and love?
So far from thinking slavery a sin, or that I had no right to own the slaves inherited from my father, I thought no one could venture to dispute that right, any more than he could my right to his land or his stock.