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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 long poem that served as...
- 15+ Timeless Poems about Slavery, Handpicked and Ranked - Poem Analysis
Poems about slavery confront the dark chapters of history,...
- Slavery by Hannah More - Poem Analysis
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.
‘Slavery’ by Hannah More is a long poem that served as campaign literature for the abolition of slavery. More specifically wrote this to launch William Wilberforce’s Parliamentary campaign for the abolition of the slave trade in the eighteenth century.
Poems about slavery confront the dark chapters of history, shedding light on the inhumane and unjust treatment endured by enslaved individuals. These poems often express outrage at the oppression, violence, and dehumanization suffered by slaves.
poetic sequences that turn to the history of slavery to shed new light on repressed or forgotten aspects of the slave system, and to explore the continuing reach of its violence.
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)
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.
