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I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You start back with horror and indignation at such a question. But why, if slavery is no wrong to those upon whom it is imposed? “Appeal to the Christian Women of the South”
by Angelina Grimké, 1836
How did Angelina Grimké′s religious beliefs affect her participation in the abolitionist movement?

A Mrs. Grimké focused on urging slave owners in the South to free their slaves in order to avoid punishment from God.

B Mrs. Grimké worked to convince women, as Christians and mothers, that slavery was immoral and should be abolished

C Mrs. Grimké led political protests and petitioned the federal government to end slavery immediately.

D Mrs. Grimké used the Bible to defend her roles as both slave owner and advocate for the spread of slavery