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To such hidden mourners the formation of Anti-Slavery Societies was as life from the dead, the first beams of hope which gleamed through the dark clouds of despondency and grief.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Grimké highlights the hope that Anti-Slavery Societies brought to those suffering under slavery.
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