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If they were mere things, why were they regarded as responsible beings, and one law made for them as well as for their masters?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “If they were mere things, why were they regarded as responsible beings, and one law made for them as well as for their…”
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Grimké questions the logic behind treating enslaved people as mere property while holding them accountable under the law.
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