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Archibald Henry Grimké: Not one of those three score souls who made up the convention, who did not take his life in his hand by reason of the…

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Not one of those three score souls who made up the convention, who did not take his life in his hand by reason of the act.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké emphasizes the personal risks taken by delegates at the abolitionist convention.

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