Posted on Texas Civilian Yahoo! list February 2009 by Kimberly Scott
This might be an interesting subject to discuss at a
reenactment.
Short bio from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenleaf_Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets.
Whittier's poems often used slavery to symbolize all kinds of
oppression (physical, spiritual, economic), and his poems stirred up popular response because they appealed to feelings rather than logic.
Poetry collections
Songs of Labor (1850)
Snow-Bound (1866)
Among the Hills (1869)
List of his books on Google Books - http://tinyurl.com/cdy8z8
Website for him (and the Museum) -
http://www.johngreenleafwhittier.com/
This might be an interesting subject to discuss at a
reenactment.
Short bio from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenleaf_Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets.
Whittier's poems often used slavery to symbolize all kinds of
oppression (physical, spiritual, economic), and his poems stirred up popular response because they appealed to feelings rather than logic.
Poetry collections
Songs of Labor (1850)
Snow-Bound (1866)
Among the Hills (1869)
List of his books on Google Books - http://tinyurl.com/cdy8z8
Website for him (and the Museum) -
http://www.johngreenleafwhittier.com/
