Grimke Sisters Research Paper

Grimke Sisters-Primary Source Sarah and Angelina Grimke were born in South Carolina and raised in a family of eight. Sarah’s dad was one of the main influences on her views. He was a leading judge in Charleston, and always encouraged Sarah to be open minded, but Sarah who is Angelina’s godmother was one of her influences. Both girls were raised on their parents plantation and went behind the south’s social concepts and taught slaves how to read and write. They continued their work to be prominent activists for abolition and women’s rights. They also witnessed up-front how horrific slavery was. This being the main reason they both joined the abolishment. After a couple years Sarah decided to move to Pennsylvania, where she would convert to be a Quaker and her beliefs were accepted a little more. Her sister Angelina followed shortly after. However, both of the sisters left Quakerism and became just abolitionists. They both decided to carry on their protest in New York (Nadia, History). …show more content…
It was directed toward Southern Christian women; the ones she knew as well as the ones she didn’t know. She wanted the ones she knew to spread her pamphlet to those she didn’t know. She stated in her pamphlet that “It is as sinful to hold a human being in bondage who has been born in Carolina, as one who has been born in Africa.” Sarah and Angelina’s dream was to end slavery and show people how cruel it was.
In Angelina’s pamphlet she included many biblical scriptures. One involved the creation of Adam and Eve and stated: “The Lord God formed man of dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him”. (Genesis 2:7-18) She believed God didn’t want slavery and anyone who agreed with slavery would be punished greatly for