Angelina Emily Grimké: “The claim to him as property is an annihilation of his right to…”

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The claim to him as property is an annihilation of his right to himself, which is the foundation upon which all his other rights are built.

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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké argues that claiming someone as property undermines their fundamental rights, which are interconnected.

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The more the subject of slavery is agitated, the better.

The great fundamental principle of Abolitionists is, that man cannot rightfully hold his fellow man as property.

Sold at auction, either individually, or in lots to suit the purchaser, he may remain with his family, or be separated from them for ever.

My doctrine then is, that whatever it is morally right for man to do, it is morally right for woman to do.

Angelina Emily Grimké: “The claim to him as property is an annihilation of his right to himself, which is the foundation upon which all his…”