Are not the Christian negroes of the south lifting their hands in prayer for deliverance, just as the Israelites did when their redemption was drawing nigh?
Angelina Emily Grimké: “Are not the Christian negroes of the south lifting their hands in prayer for deliverance, just as the Israelites did…”
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Grimké draws a parallel between the prayers of enslaved Christians and the biblical Israelites seeking deliverance.
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