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Second, because we know that when public opinion is rectified at the North, it will throw a flood of light from its million of reflecting surfaces upon the heart and soul of the South.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Second, because we know that when public opinion is rectified at the North, it will throw a flood of light from its…”
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Grimké believes that rectifying Northern public opinion will illuminate the South's moral state.
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