Angelina Emily Grimké: “Do you really believe that patriarchal servitude was like American…”

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Do you really believe that patriarchal servitude was like American slavery?

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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké questions the belief that biblical servitude is comparable to American slavery.

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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Do you really believe that patriarchal servitude was like American slavery?”