Angelina Emily Grimké: “How long she will stand by like the persecutor Saul, consenting unto…”

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How long she will stand by like the persecutor Saul, consenting unto the death of Stephen, and keeping the raiment of them that slew him.

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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké compares the North's inaction on slavery to the biblical figure Saul's complicity in violence.

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Angelina Emily Grimké: “How long she will stand by like the persecutor Saul, consenting unto the death of Stephen, and keeping the raiment of…”