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Angelina Emily Grimké: Now, those who incessantly stun us with such unreasonable clamor, know full well, that to give the public the names and…

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Now, those who incessantly stun us with such unreasonable clamor, know full well, that to give the public the names and residences of such persons, would be in most instances to surrender them to butchery.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké warns that revealing the identities of abolitionists would put them in grave danger, highlighting the risks they face.

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