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I guess what I want to know here is what exactly was Grimke calling for women to do about the issue of slavery? She suggests that they "cannot be guiltless". But based on her descriptions of the role of women in society, lacking power and influence, is she actually just suggesting women must feel more guilty about slavery or is there a call for action hidden more subtly between the lines? -Adam Shlossman | I guess what I want to know here is what exactly was Grimke calling for women to do about the issue of slavery? She suggests that they "cannot be guiltless". But based on her descriptions of the role of women in society, lacking power and influence, is she actually just suggesting women must feel more guilty about slavery or is there a call for action hidden more subtly between the lines? -Adam Shlossman | ||
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| + | I really find it interesting that Grimke sympathizes with the colored woman so much. Seeing as how Grimke grew up in a household with many slaves, I wonder what was the turning point in her life that made her sympathizes with the slaves so much. --Virginia Stratton | ||
== Elijah Lovejoy and the Anti-abolitionist Mob, letter to a friend, 1837 == | == Elijah Lovejoy and the Anti-abolitionist Mob, letter to a friend, 1837 == | ||
