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We try to be humble Lord, but we have never yet succeeded in humbling the proud blood which Thou hast given us to the level of brotherhood with these strange dark peoples.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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Editor's note · Context
In this passage, Grimké expresses the internal conflict of white individuals who struggle to reconcile their pride with the call for racial brotherhood.
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