On the record
Yea more, these persons have committed to us the custody even of their lives, thus encountering imminent peril that they might cheer us onward in our work.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Editor's note · Context
She acknowledges the trust placed in abolitionists by those risking their lives to support the movement.
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