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Why more than the professors of religion who barter their fellow-professors to them for gold and silver?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Why more than the professors of religion who barter their fellow-professors to them for gold and silver?”
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Grimké challenges the integrity of religious individuals who profit from slavery, questioning their moral stance.
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