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Archibald Henry Grimké: “But he was an object of suspicion, and that was enough to justify the act of his murderers.”

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But he was an object of suspicion, and that was enough to justify the act of his murderers.
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Archibald Henry Grimké

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Grimké argues that mere suspicion is enough to justify lynching, highlighting the dangers of mob mentality.

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