Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Poems On Slavery

The following poems, with one exception, were written at sea, in the latter part of October, 1842. I had not then heard of Dr. Channing's death. Since that event, the poem addressed to him is no longer appropriate. I have decided, however, to let it remain as it was written, in testimony of my admiration for a great and good man.

To William E. Channing
The Slave's Dream
The Good Part
The Slave In the Dismal Swamp
The Slave Singing At Midnight
The Witnesses
The Quadroon Girl
The Warning

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