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Angelina Emily Grimké: Did he come to proclaim liberty to the captive, and the opening of prison doors to them that are bound, in vain?

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Did he come to proclaim liberty to the captive, and the opening of prison doors to them that are bound, in vain?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké questions whether Jesus' mission to free the oppressed was in vain.

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