Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MANY A THOUSAND DIE, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: No more driver call for me Last Line: "no more hundred lash for me, / many a thousand die" Subject(s): Slavery; Serfs | ||||||||
No more driver call for me, No more driver call; No more driver call for me, Many a thousand die! No more peck of corn for me, No more peck of corn; No more peck of corn for me, Many a thousand die! No more hundred lash for me, No more hundred lash; No more hundred lash for me, Many a thousand die! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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