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All nations have been punished for oppression, and why should ours escape?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “All nations have been punished for oppression, and why should ours escape?”
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Grimké questions why the United States should escape punishment for its oppression, drawing on historical precedent.
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