two sons, archibald henry grimke, and francis james grimke, became phenomenal leaders and performers, the term at the time was raisman during that time period. archibald was a graduate of harvard law school, and eventually became ambassador to what is now the dominican republic, and francis was a graduate of princeton theological seminary, and eventually became pastor of the most exclusive black church in d.c., the 15th street presbyterian church. our teammate and had his own daughter who became a famous play, author, literature of the 20th century, angelina weld graham key, who -- rachel, which appeared in the -- why the family is significant is a lot to get into. why this family is significant is that they illustrate, in my mind, the tension that americans have between their slave holding past, and the implications that that has, and that plays in the present. the family also is a microcosm of how that legacy impacts african americans and the ways that they relate to one another, and the ways that they relate to politics, the way they understand blackness, the way they understand th

sarah angelina grimke ended up leaving their home in charleston, south carolina, in the 1820s to become anti-slavery and women's rights activists in philadelphia, their biggest claim to fame during early 19th century was their public disavowal of as well, their belief that white women and specifically white slave holding like themselves had an obligation to fight against slavery in south. in 18 3038, angelina grimke younger of the two sisters, spoke before the massachusetts state legislature becoming. the first american born woman to do so. she spoke out against slavery and the gag rule in congress against slavery petitions, anti-slavery petitions. and she also spoke about the need for women to take an active role in politics. they or angelina intermarriage with theodore dwight weld, who during the early 19th century was one of the most famous white male evangelical abolitionists, very famous for for staging something called the lane rebellion at the lane in cincinnati, partnering with evangelical anti-slavery activists, going the burnt dover district in upstate new york and ohio. found