Sunday, 10 May 2015

Grimke sisters and the abolishment movement

Though the Grimké sisters had faded from public view by the 1850s, they played an important role in conveying abolitionist principles in the early stages of the movement in America. And they also were instrumental in bringing women into the movement, and in creating within the abolitionist cause a platform from which to launch a movement for women's rights.


Abolitionist heroine Angelina Grimké - Fotosearch/Getty Images

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