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The attempt to suppress the Abolitionists was a failure.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “The attempt to suppress the Abolitionists was a failure.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké reflects on the resilience of the Abolitionist movement despite attempts to silence it.
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