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In their need they asked for bread and were given a stone, they required sympathetic and wise leadership and were handed instead a bunch of scorpions.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “In their need they asked for bread and were given a stone, they required sympathetic and wise leadership and were handed…”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké uses a metaphor to illustrate the betrayal African Americans faced in their search for leadership and support.
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