Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status.
Key local figure
“Slave poet. His The Hope of Liberty (1829) was first book by a black author in South. Lived on farm 2 mi. SE.”
State historical marker: H-108: George Moses Horton
6 works in the index name this person, and 5 more are by them.
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Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
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Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status.
Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry Cover Page; The Black Bard of North Carolina; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Introduction; Bibliography; Uncollected Poems; POEMS FROM The Hope …
Papers of merchant-planters and legislators John (1728-1788) and Samuel (1765-1836) Simpson of Pitt and Craven counties; of Rev. William P. and Mary Simpson Biddle; of their son Samuel Simpson Biddle (1811-1873); and of…
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