Poems On Slavery

Poems on Slavery

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This volume of poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1842, addresses the issue of slavery in America. While some critics felt the poems lacked the necessary intensity for the subject matter, they were widely distributed by the New England Anti-Slavery Association. The collection explores themes of human rights, freedom, and the moral imperative to end the practice of enslavement.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Di...

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