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Archibald Henry Grimké: “He must needs stand erect, inflexible, uncompromising, an image of Puritan intolerance and Puritan grandeur.”

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He must needs stand erect, inflexible, uncompromising, an image of Puritan intolerance and Puritan grandeur.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké describes Sumner's steadfast character and his embodiment of Puritan values in the fight against slavery.

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