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Angelina Emily Grimké: Shall we betray their trust, or put them in jeopardy?

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Shall we betray their trust, or put them in jeopardy?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké poses a moral question about whether to betray the trust of those who have confided in abolitionists.

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