On account of the distress which she would cause to her friends, Miss Grimke reluctantly gave up the exercise of her constitutional right to visit her native city and in a very literal sense she became a permanent exile.
The two sisters let their light shine among Philadelphia Quakers.

In the religious meetings negro women were consigned to a special seat.

The Grimkes, having first protested against this discrimination, took their own places on the seat with the colored women.

In Charleston, Angelina had scrupulously adhered to the Quaker garb because it was viewed as a protest against slavery.

In Philadelphia, however, no such meaning was attached to the costume, and she adopted clothing suited to the climate regardless of conventions.