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Angelina Emily Grimké: And I most heartily desire to see these publications scattered over our land as abundantly as the leaves of Autumn…

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And I most heartily desire to see these publications scattered over our land as abundantly as the leaves of Autumn, believing as I do that the principles they promulgate will be as leaves for the healing of this nation.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké expresses her desire for the widespread distribution of abolitionist literature to heal the nation.

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