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On the contrary has he not been patient and peaceful and cheerful under wrongs which would have made any other class of Americans sullen and dangerous and lawless?
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgOn the contrary has he not been patient and peaceful and cheerful under wrongs which would have made any other class of Americans sullen and dangerous and lawless?
Grimké highlights the resilience and patience of African Americans in the face of systemic injustices.
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