Archibald Henry Grimké: “Emancipation and colored troops were the powder and ball which…”

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Emancipation and colored troops were the powder and ball which Providence had laid by the side of our guns.

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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké metaphorically illustrates the significance of emancipation and military support in the fight for freedom.

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It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.

He could not hold his peace; his message he was compelled to deliver in the ears of the nation whether its leaders would hear or forbear.

Love was in their mouths and love was in their hearts.

I would not take the word of a Southern Court on this point.

Archibald Henry Grimké: “Emancipation and colored troops were the powder and ball which Providence had laid by the side of our guns.”