Poems on Slavery
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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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 (0 hr 15 min)
Chapters
The Noble Horse, by Philip Massinger | 0:59 | Read by aniroo |
To William E. Channing | 1:10 | Read by aniroo |
The Slave's Dream | 1:37 | Read by garyleosmith |
The Good Part | 1:40 | Read by Joelee Pasztor |
The Slave in the Dismal Swamp | 1:33 | Read by Chris Pyle |
The Slave singing at Midnight | 1:18 | Read by Chris Pyle |
The Witnesses | 2:02 | Read by Nemo |
The Quadroon Girl | 2:58 | Read by Emma Charlotte |
The Warning | 1:28 | Read by garyleosmith |