I enjoyed reading the story of Sarah Moore Grimke and her sister Angelina Emily Grimke. I have never heard of either sister. During my research I was curious to know if the sisters were African American, but to my surprise they were Caucasian.
The sisters were born in an upper class family in the south. Even dough they were born upper class they rejected the luxury lifestyle that they were born into. The sisters were in support of abolishing slavery and also fought for women’s rights. The Grimke family was owners of slaves and strongly disagreed with the sisters beliefs. The family was also unaware that Sara secretly taught slave children how to read.
Sarah and Angelina would often write letters protesting slavery from a women’s
The sisters were born in an upper class family in the south. Even dough they were born upper class they rejected the luxury lifestyle that they were born into. The sisters were in support of abolishing slavery and also fought for women’s rights. The Grimke family was owners of slaves and strongly disagreed with the sisters beliefs. The family was also unaware that Sara secretly taught slave children how to read.
Sarah and Angelina would often write letters protesting slavery from a women’s