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George Moses Horton, North Carolinian

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21295
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Abstract:
George Moses Horton was an early slave poet who lived near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Horton wrote several poetry books and earned enough to support himself and satisfy his master. After the Civil War Horton moved to Philadelphia where he died in anonymity.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 2, Apr 1976, p140-147 , il, por