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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Slavery, then, must be overthrown before the prophecies can be accomplished, but how are they to be fulfiled?”

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Slavery, then, must be overthrown before the prophecies can be accomplished, but how are they to be fulfiled?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké argues that the abolition of slavery is necessary for the fulfillment of prophetic promises.

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