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Peachtree Publishers, 2015-01-09

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Don Tate, Author

Hardcover

9781561458257

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In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his timethough not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse.
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Against all odds and laws, words found a way. This moving biography reveals the resilience of a soul who used poetry to protest injustice—and the lasting power of the written word.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Artistry • Biography & Autobiography • Conviction • Courage • Cultural & Regional • Expression • Freedom • History • Inspiration • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Literacy • Literary • Perseverance • United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Readability • 4.4

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 36

Subjects • Poets • American • 19th century • African American poets • Slaves • North Carolina • Freedmen • United States • Horton • George Moses

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)

George loved words. Enslaved and forced to work long hours, he was unable to attend school or learn how to read.

But he was determined―he listened to the white children's lessons and learned the alphabet. Then he taught himself to read.

Soon, he began composing poetry in his head and reciting it aloud as he sold fruits and vegetables on a nearby college campus. News of the enslaved poet traveled quickly among the students, and before long, George had customers for his poems. But George was still enslaved. Would he ever be free?

Award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate tells an inspiring and moving story of talent and determination in this powerful picture book biography of George Moses Horton, the first southern Black writer to have his work published.

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