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8 lip 2020 · We thought we’d do something that’s long overdue here at Interesting Literature: share some of the most powerful, damning, and emotionally moving poems about slavery and the plight of African slaves over the centuries, from poets writing both in Britain and America, both black and white.
In what follows I’ll emphasize the embeddedness of poems concerning slavery in a variety of social contexts and their appearance in a variety of print formats ranging from elegant volumes to children’s books, songsters, newspapers, pamphlets, and broadsides. The multi-media appeal of antislavery poetry was crucial to its commer-
These famous poems about slavery provide a poignant and profound insight into the lives of those who suffered under this cruel institution. Through their evocative verses, the poets highlighted in this article capture the pain, resilience, and eventual liberation of enslaved individuals.
In poetry, poets, both black and white, dealt with the plight of African slaves through emotionally moving poems. In this section, poems that deal with the life and emotions of slaves, across cultures, nationalities, and religions are explored.
Slavery by Hannah More - Poem Analysis. ‘Slavery’ by Hannah More is a pro-abolitionist poem. It attempts to inspire Britain at the peak of slave trade to condemn the very act. The poem makes a case for the abolition of slavery by exposing Britain’s immorality and appealing to the public’s humanity. Read Poem.
The major problem of this study is the English anti-slavery poetry rhetoric from 1780 to 1865 that leads to abolishment of slavery, slave trade and racial discrimination in the United Kingdom, its domains and America. Accordingly, this thesis focused upon ten antislavery poets.
Amazing grace : an anthology of poems about slavery, 1660—1810/edited by James G. Basker. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-300-09172-9 (alk. paper)
