Poems on Slavery

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Poems on Slavery" is a poignant collection of verse that confronts the harrowing injustice of slavery in 19th-century America. Drawing from the Romantic literary style that characterizes much of Longfellow's work, these poems employ vivid imagery, rhythmic elegance, and emotive language to articulate the profound moral dilemmas and human suffering wrought by the insti...