Angelina Grimke
1805 - 1879
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Biography
Angelina Grimké was an American abolitionist and women's rights advocate. Born into a wealthy slave-owning family in South Carolina, she became deeply opposed to slavery and left her family's plantation. Along with her sister, Sarah Grimké, she became a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement, delivering powerful speeches and writing extensively about the injustices of slavery. Angelina also advocated for women's rights, challenging traditional gender roles and advocating for women's education and suffrage.
Famous Quotes (5)
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I recognize no rights but human rights — I know nothing of men's rights and women's rights; for in Christ Jesus, there is neither male nor female.
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The doctrine of the equality of human rights forms the basis of all lawful government and of all true civilization.
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I have been so long accustomed to freedom of thought and speech that I cannot conceive of any other way or manner of life.
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Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
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Great numbers of children are born to slaves. If these women are mothers, the children will belong to them, but, if so, there will be nothing to smooth the brow of death from the marble brow of life.