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Angelina Emily Grimké: While discussion is allowed in that body, year after year, in relation to slavery and its incidents, the rights of…

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While discussion is allowed in that body, year after year, in relation to slavery and its incidents, the rights of property at the South must, in the lapse of a short period, be undermined.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké warns that ongoing discussions about slavery will eventually undermine the rights of property in the South.

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