On the record
We hold, that all the slaveholding laws violate the fundamental principles of the Constitution of the United States.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “We hold, that all the slaveholding laws violate the fundamental principles of the Constitution of the United States.”
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Grimké asserts that slaveholding laws contradict the core principles of the U.S. Constitution.
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