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And in this moral mud there bred apace bestiality and cruelty, superstition and sensuality, tyranny and fear--the black brood of man's inhumanity to man.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “And in this moral mud there bred apace bestiality and cruelty, superstition and sensuality, tyranny and fear--the black…”
Editor's note · Context
He vividly depicts the moral decay and cruelty that arose from the inhumane conditions of slavery.
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