On Slavery and Abolitionism /

On Slavery and Abolitionism /

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Author / Creator:	Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873.
Uniform title:	Works. Selections
Imprint:	New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Description:	xvi, 331 pages ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Penguin classics Penguin classics.
Subject:	Grimké, Sarah Moore, -- 1792-1873 -- Archives. Grimké, Angelina Emily, -- 1805-1879 -- Archives. Grimké, Angelina Emily, -- 1805-1879. Grimké, Sarah Moore, -- 1792-1873. Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Women abolitionists -- United States -- Archives. Abolitionists -- United States -- Archives. Quakers -- United States -- Archives. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. Quakers. Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects. Women abolitionists. Women's rights. United States. Archives. History. Sources.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10307345

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Other authors / contributors:	Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879.
ISBN:	9780143107514 (paperback) 0143107518 (paperback)
Summary:	"A collection of historic writings from the slave-owner-turned-abolitionist sisters portrayed in Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Invention of Wings. Sarah and Angelina Grimke's portrayal in Sue Monk Kidd's latest novel, The Invention of Wings, has brought much-deserved new attention to these inspiring Americans. The first female agents for the American Anti-Slavery Society, the sisters originally rose to prominence after Angelina wrote a rousing letter of support to renowned abolitionist William Garrison in the wake of Philadelphia's pro-slavery riots in 1935. Born into Southern aristocracy, the Grimke's grew up in a slave-holding family. Hetty, a young house servant, whom Sarah secretly taught to read, deeply influenced Sarah Grimke's life, sparking her commitment to anti-slavery activism. As adults, the sisters embraced Quakerism and dedicated their lives to the abolitionist and women's rights movements. Their appeals and epistles were some of the most eloquent and emotional arguments against slavery made by any abolitionists. Their words, greeted with trepidation and threats in their own time, speak to us now as enduring examples of triumph and hope"--

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