POETRY, PASTRIES, & PIES Podcast: George Moses Horton, from Slavery to Historic Poet Laureate

From Behind the Pen

George Moses Horton was the only person to publish a book while living in slavery. George was born into slavery about 1797 on William Horton’s tobacco plantation in Northampton County in North Carolina. Slaves, identified as chattel, were often given the surnames of their enslavers.

I recently finished reading the book, The Hope of Liberty & The Life of George Moses Horton, known as The Colored Bard of North Carolina. When I finished reading Mr. Horton’s collection of poetry and poetical pieces, I stepped into the historical vernacular of a man who turned what looked like hopelessness into an amazing opportunity for hope.

When Horton was about 17 in 1815, he became the property of William Horton’s son, James. He plowed the farm with a horse-drawn plow and was often sent to Chapel Hill to sell produce. The collegians were fond of pranking the country servants. Somehow, despite t

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