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Lift Up Thy Voice
The Sarah and Angelina Grimké Family's Journey from Slaveholders to Civil Rights Leaders
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Set against the backdrop of the late 1820s, the narrative follows Sarah and Angelina Grimké, who abandon their privileged lives in a slaveholding family to champion abolitionism and women's rights in the North. After the Civil War, they uncover a family secret involving their late brother's children with a slave and take it upon themselves to educate and empower their nephews. Archibald and Francis emerge as influential African American activists, contributing to the civil rights movement and the founding of the NAACP. The story chronicles a family's profound transformation over 150 years.
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Lift Up Thy Voice, Mark Perry
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- 2002
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- Title
- Lift Up Thy Voice
- Subtitle
- The Sarah and Angelina Grimké Family's Journey from Slaveholders to Civil Rights Leaders
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark Perry
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Publisher
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN13
- 9780142001035
- Category
- World history, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of the late 1820s, the narrative follows Sarah and Angelina Grimké, who abandon their privileged lives in a slaveholding family to champion abolitionism and women's rights in the North. After the Civil War, they uncover a family secret involving their late brother's children with a slave and take it upon themselves to educate and empower their nephews. Archibald and Francis emerge as influential African American activists, contributing to the civil rights movement and the founding of the NAACP. The story chronicles a family's profound transformation over 150 years.