There are colored men and women, young men and young ladies, in that city, who have few superiors in refinement, in moral worth, and in all that makes the human character worthy of admiration and praise.
Grimké acknowledges the refinement and moral worth of Black individuals in Philadelphia, countering stereotypes.
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