Angelina Grimké's Oppression Of Women

In in the early 1800’s oppression of African American slaves and women were becoming overwhelming to many American habitants. The heavy burden of witnessing the oppression occur was minimal compared to actually living with the invisible bonds of slavery wound around limbs and most importantly, the slave’s mind. The severe cruelty of slavery caused a few brave women and African Americans to speak out against the status quo. The beginning of abolition started with the Liberation theology which Professor Kathleen Kennedy describes as a new way of thinking about the oppressed. Many people began to really think about how God would view the slaves and their owners, the slaves purpose in the world, and was God was associated with the oppressed. As a result of viewing the oppressed slaves in a new way, women like Angelina Grimké started to see a resemblance of oppression towards women in the society which caused her to speak out on co-equality rights for men, women, and African Americans. Women and African American abolitionists were very courageous for the cause of rebutting Antebellum slavery and co-equality rights. All abolitionists and women rights activists were
Grimké is very suggestive when interpreting the bible and flat out says that she will purposely break a law set by the government if that meant to withstand the bible. In the same paragraph, she states that no one person along Republicans or Christians should be subject to submission to any human emphasizing the rights that women should also have to stand up to a man. Sojourner Truth was also a women’s rights activist with a different approach than