On the record
The lesson which their triumph enforced of women's fitness to enact the rôle of principals in the conflict with slavery was not lost upon the sex.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “The lesson which their triumph enforced of women's fitness to enact the rôle of principals in the conflict with slavery…”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké reflects on the impact of the Grimké sisters' success in demonstrating women's capability as leaders in the anti-slavery movement.
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No body of men on the face of the earth deserve their charities, and prayers, and united assistance so much as the slaves of this country; and yet they are almost entirely neglected.
It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.
I cannot conceive why a black man may not as reasonably object to my color, as I to his.
It is true examples of disinterested benevolence and individual sacrifices are numerous, particularly in the Southern States; but no systematic, vigorous, and successful measures have been made to overthrow this fabric of oppression.