On the record
No! for surely, no one will now vindicate the slave-trade so far as to assert that slaves were bought from the heathen who were obtained by that system of piracy.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgNo! for surely, no one will now vindicate the slave-trade so far as to assert that slaves were bought from the heathen who were obtained by that system of piracy.
Grimké argues against justifying the slave trade by highlighting its immoral origins.
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