On the record
At length my eyes were opened--partly by the arguments used by the abolitionists: but mainly, by long being compelled by them to examine the subject for myself.
Said by
Angelina Emily Grimké
Source
gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “At length my eyes were opened--partly by the arguments used by the abolitionists: but mainly, by long being compelled by…”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké describes her awakening to the realities of slavery, influenced by abolitionist arguments and her own reflections.
Share
More from Angelina Emily Grimké
Then the South wondered we did not interfere with slavery--and now she says we have no right to interfere.
The fact is, the South is enraged, because we have exposed her horrible hypocrisy to the world.
Those who view with horror the traffic in slaves by ministers of the gospel, express more freely their pain at its indulgence, than I have ever known.
Now the Bible is my ultimate appeal in all matters of faith and practice, and it is to this test I am anxious to bring the subject at issue between us.