Poems on Slavery
This is a short volume of abolitionist poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1842. As Wikipedia notes, Longfellow himself was not entirely satisfied with his work: "However, as Longfellow himself wrote, the poems were 'so mild that even a Slaveholder might read them without losing his appetite for breakfast'. A critic for The Dial agreed, calling it 'the thinnest of all Mr. Longfellow's thin books; spirited and polished like its forerunners; but the topic would warrant a deeper tone'. The New England Anti-Slavery Association, however, was satisfied enough with the collection to reprint it for further distribution." Despite these shortcomings, however, this volume is of historical importance and will interest many listeners. - Summary by Carolin
Genre(s): Poetry
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | The Noble Horse, by Philip Massinger | aniroo |
00:00:59 |
Play 01 | To William E. Channing | aniroo |
00:01:10 |
Play 02 | The Slave's Dream | garyleosmith |
00:01:37 |
Play 03 | The Good Part | Joelee Pasztor |
00:01:40 |
Play 04 | The Slave in the Dismal Swamp | Chris Pyle |
00:01:33 |
Play 05 | The Slave singing at Midnight | Chris Pyle |
00:01:18 |
Play 06 | The Witnesses | Nemo |
00:02:02 |
Play 07 | The Quadroon Girl | Emma Charlotte |
00:02:58 |
Play 08 | The Warning | garyleosmith |
00:01:28 |