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Lift up thy voice : the Grimké family's journey from slaveholders to civil rights leaders

In the late 1820s Sarah and Angelina Grimke traded their elite position as daughters of a prominent white slaveholding family in Charleston, South Carolina, for a life dedicated to abolitionism and advocacy of women's rights in the North. After the Civil War, discovering that their late brother had had children with one of his slaves, the Grimke sisters helped to educate their nephews and gave them the means to start a new life in postbellum America. The nephews, Archibald and Francis, went on to become well-known African American activists in the burgeoning civil rights movement and the founding of the NAACP. Spanning 150 eventful years, this is an inspiring tale of a remarkable family that transformed itself and America.

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  • "A history of the Grimke family describes members' initial involvement in the abolitionist movement, their active roles in the founding of the NAACP, and their success as performers during the Harlem Renaissance."
  • "In the late 1820s Sarah and Angelina Grimke traded their elite position as daughters of a prominent white slaveholding family in Charleston, South Carolina, for a life dedicated to abolitionism and advocacy of women's rights in the North. After the Civil War, discovering that their late brother had had children with one of his slaves, the Grimke sisters helped to educate their nephews and gave them the means to start a new life in postbellum America. The nephews, Archibald and Francis, went on to become well-known African American activists in the burgeoning civil rights movement and the founding of the NAACP. Spanning 150 eventful years, this is an inspiring tale of a remarkable family that transformed itself and America."@en
  • "The story of the Grimké family, starting with abolitionists and women's rights advocates Angelina and Sarah Grimké who gave up their position in Charleston society to work for what they believed in. The Grimké's brother had two sons with one of his slaves, Archibld and Francis Grimké. The two went on to become leaders in the newly formed NAACP. Archibald's daughter, Angelina Ward Grimké, was a poet and playwright during the Harlem Renaissance."@en
  • "The story of the Grimké family, starting with abolitionists and women's rights advocates Angelina and Sarah Grimké who gave up their position in Charleston society to work for what they believed in. The Grimké's brother had two sons with one of his slaves, Archibld and Francis Grimké. The two went on to become leaders in the newly formed NAACP. Archibald's daughter, Angelina Ward Grimké, was a poet and playwright during the Harlem Renaissance."

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  • "Lift up thy voice : the Grimké family's journey from slaveholders to civil rights leaders"
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