Angelina Emily Grimké: “The great fundamental principle of Abolitionists is, that man cannot rightfully hold his fellow man as property.”

There is nothing to fear from immediate Emancipation, but every thing from the continuance of slavery.

Perhaps you have feared the consequences of immediate Emancipation, and been frightened by all those dreadful prophecies of rebellion, bloodshed and murder, which have been uttered.

They were occasioned not by Emancipation, but by the base attempt to fasten the chains of slavery on the limbs of liberated slaves.

I have endeavoured to set before you the exceeding sinfulness of slavery, and to point you to the example of those noble women who have been raised up in the church to effect great revolutions, and to suffer for the truth's sake.