On the record
Hast thou ever asked thyself, what the slave would think of thy book, if he could read it?
Said by
Angelina Emily Grimké
Source
gutenberg.orgHast thou ever asked thyself, what the slave would think of thy book, if he could read it?
Grimké challenges the reader to consider the perspective of the enslaved regarding literature on slavery.
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