▁practice . ▁Angel ina ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁her ▁father ' s ▁pat ernal ▁white ▁a unt ▁Angel ina ▁Gr im ké ▁W eld , ▁who ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Sarah ▁Gr im ké ▁had ▁brought ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁into ▁her ▁family ▁after ▁learning ▁about ▁them ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁( They ▁were ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁her ▁late ▁slave own ing ▁brother ▁Henry , ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth y ▁white ▁Gr im ké ▁plan ter ▁family .) ▁ ▁When ▁Gr im ké ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Stanley ▁married , ▁they ▁faced ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁her ▁family , ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁over ▁" race ". ▁The ▁marriage ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁very ▁long . ▁So on ▁after ▁their ▁daughter ▁Angel ina ' s ▁birth , ▁Sarah ▁left ▁Arch ib ald ▁and ▁returned ▁with ▁the ▁infant ▁to ▁the ▁Mid west . ▁After ▁Sarah ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁of ▁her ▁own , ▁she ▁sent ▁Angel ina , ▁then ▁seven , ▁back ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁father . ▁Angel ina ▁Gr im ké ▁would ▁have ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁contact ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁after ▁that . ▁Sarah ▁Stanley ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁several ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Angel ina ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Henry ▁Gr im ké , ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁wealth y ▁slave hold ing ▁family ▁based ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁Her ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁Nancy ▁West on , ▁an ▁ens la ved ▁woman ▁whom ▁Henry ▁owned ; ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁of ▁mixed ▁race . ▁Henry