Angelina Emily Grimké: “It is ‘to reject with indignation, the wild and guilty phantasy, that…”

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It is ‘to reject with indignation, the wild and guilty phantasy, that man can hold property in man.’ 2.

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Angelina Emily Grimké

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She condemns the notion that one can own another human being as property.

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Angelina Emily Grimké: “It is ‘to reject with indignation, the wild and guilty phantasy, that man can hold property in man.’ 2.”