Author:George Moses Horton

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George Moses Horton
(1797–1883)

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An American poet believed to be the first African American in the South to publish a book.

Works

The Hope of Liberty (1829)
Poems by a Slave (1837) (start transcription)
The Poetical Works of George M. Horton (1845) (start transcription)
Naked Genius (1865, with William H. S. Banks)

Works about Horton

"George Moses Horton" in Negro Poets and Their Poems (1923)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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