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The colored people were to be ‘got rid of,’ for the benefit of their lordly oppressors--not set free from the noble principles of justice and mercy to them.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “The colored people were to be ‘got rid of,’ for the benefit of their lordly oppressors--not set free from the noble…”
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Grimké condemns the plan to remove colored people for the benefit of their oppressors instead of promoting justice and mercy.
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