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Archibald Henry Grimké: It is dead and I do not believe that its corpse can ever be galvanized into life again.

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It is dead and I do not believe that its corpse can ever be galvanized into life again.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké declares the death of a political movement, expressing skepticism about its revival.

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