On the record
My work in the anti-slavery cause is not wholly done; as soon as it is, I shall know it, and shall be prepared, I trust, to enter upon a mightier work of reform.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “My work in the anti-slavery cause is not wholly done; as soon as it is, I shall know it, and shall be prepared, I trust…”
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Grimké reflects on the ongoing nature of his work in the abolitionist movement and his readiness for future reforms.
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