The Black Bard of North Carolina

The Black Bard of North Carolina George Moses Horton and His Poetry

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Hardback (30 Apr 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Enslaved from birth until the end of the Civil War, the self-taught George Moses Horton was the first American slave to protest his bondage in published verse and the first black man to publish a book in the South. This volume collects 62 of his poems and presents a picture of his life and art.

Book information

ISBN: 9780807823415
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
Edition: New edition 1
DEWEY: 811.4
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 158
Weight: 422g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 19mm