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Poems on Slavery is a collection of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in support of the United States anti-slavery efforts. With one exception, the collection of poems were written at sea by Longfellow in October 1842. [ 1 ]
Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807, to Stephen Longfellow and Zilpah (Wadsworth) Longfellow in Portland, Maine, [1] then a district of Massachusetts. [2] Although he was born at the now-demolished 159–161 Fore Street , [ 3 ] he grew up in what is now known as the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street .
English: Title page for Poems on Slavery, a collection of poetry by American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Cambridge, MA: John Owen, 1842. Cambridge, MA: John Owen, 1842. Date
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems on Slavery, written in support of the abolitionist movement, dedicated to William Ellery Channing; the author donates the contents of the book to the New England Anti-Slavery Tract Society to republish and distribute [4] Ballads and Other Poems, [3] including "The Wreck of the Hesperus"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860, the year he wrote "Paul Revere's Ride", painted by Thomas Buchanan Read. Longfellow was inspired to write the poem after visiting the Old North Church and climbing its tower on April 5, 1860. He began writing the poem the next day. [1] It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.
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Pages in category "Poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" ... Poems on Slavery; A Psalm of Life; R. Retribution (poem) S. The Saga of King Olaf; The Sermon of St. Francis;