The end of all those terrible systems which exploit and rob and oppress them and keep them poor and ignorant and weak, the sad victims of race prejudice and greed and cruelty, would grow nearer to the perfect day of the race's final deliverance as American citizens.
Grimké expresses hope for the eventual end of systems that oppress African Americans, leading to their liberation.
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