The prophetic poetry of Slavery and its abolition During the pitched battle over Slavery in the United States, Black writers--enslaved and free--allied themselves with the cause of abolition and used their art to advocate for emancipation and to envision the end of Slavery as a world-historical moment of possibility.
These Black writers borrowed from the European tradition of Romanticism--lyric poetry, prophetic visions--to write, speak, and sing their hopes for what freedom m.
The prophetic poetry of Slavery and its abolition During the pitched battle over Slavery in the United States, Black writers--enslaved and free--allied themselves with the cause of abolition and used their art to advocate for emancipation and to envision the end of Slavery as a world-historical moment of possibility
