Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 Grimké, Angelina Emily 1805 1879 Weld, Angelina Grimké Grimké, A. E. (Angelina Emily) Grimke, Angelina Emily Grimké, Angelina E. An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Lazar Liveanu, Tom Allen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South" by Angelina Emily Grimké is a passionate abolitionist treatise written during the early 19th century. In this work, the author addresses Christian women in the Southern United States, urging them to reconsider their stance on slavery and to take action against the institution that perpetuates suffering and injustice. Grimké's approach is grounded in religious conviction, aiming to inspire women to wield their influence for moral reform. At the start of Grimké's appeal, she expresses her deep concern for the well-being of her Southern sisters, highlighting her desire for them to reflect on the truths regarding slavery. Through biblical references and historical context, she argues that slavery is morally indefensible and contradicts the principles of equality and human rights. Grimké critiques the justifications for slavery, including those based on biblical texts, and calls upon women to awaken to their responsibilities as advocates for justice, encouraging them to educate themselves, pray for change, and take an active role in abolishing the institution of slavery. This opening establishes the central themes of moral duty and the power of women in social reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 148838 148708 2024-10-04T12:31:10.134713 2023-10-05T04:23:05.438831 text/html text/html 148831 148701 2024-10-04T12:31:10.616781 2023-10-05T04:23:05.592831 text/html text/html 137986 2024-10-04T12:31:18.315683 application/epub+zip 138877 2024-10-04T12:31:14.899678 application/epub+zip 114808 2024-10-04T12:31:12.978765 application/epub+zip 302633 2024-10-04T12:31:20.633648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287955 2024-10-04T12:31:17.429702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256254 2022-09-05T06:01:41.042969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135502 135423 2024-10-04T12:31:09.662757 2023-10-05T04:23:05.260857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135473 2020-12-27T05:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52116 2020-12-27T05:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 135464 2020-12-27T05:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52088 2020-12-27T05:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21115 2024-10-04T12:31:21.029676 application/rdf+xml 17752 2024-10-04T12:31:13.954702 image/jpeg 4032 2024-10-04T12:31:13.495695 image/jpeg 138005 2024-10-04T12:31:10.631722 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia