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Why all this terror at the distant roar of free discussion, if they feel not the earth quaking beneath them?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Why all this terror at the distant roar of free discussion, if they feel not the earth quaking beneath them?”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké questions the fear of free discussion among slaveholders, suggesting it indicates their insecurity.
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