Poems on Slavery: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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Poems on Slavery is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807–1882).
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"Poems on Slavery" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a collection of poems published in 1842. Written mostly at sea during a storm-tossed voyage from England, these eight poems champion the anti-slavery cause through vivid portraits of enslaved people—from a captive dreaming of his African kingdom to voices rising from a sunken slave ship. Longfellow risked his commercial success and public reputation by publishing this controversial work, fulfilling his friend's request to write "stirring words that shall move the whole land."
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- Title: Poems on Slavery
- Author credits: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807–1882)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Slavery -- United States -- Poetry
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Poetry
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