Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time—though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse.
Ages: 6-10
Illustrated by: Don Tate
ISBN: 9781561458257
Price: $16.95
Published by: Peachtree Publishers
