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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Are slaveholders willing to put swords and pistols into the hands of their slaves?”

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Are slaveholders willing to put swords and pistols into the hands of their slaves?
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké questions the willingness of slaveholders to arm their slaves, highlighting a disparity in trust.

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