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Archibald Henry Grimké: “Whenever there is a contest between the oppressed and the oppressor, the weapons being equal between the parties, God…”

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Whenever there is a contest between the oppressed and the oppressor, the weapons being equal between the parties, God knows that my heart must be with the oppressed, and always against the oppressor.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké expresses his unwavering support for the oppressed in any conflict against their oppressors.

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