Name: Course: Institution: Date: Slavery Slavery has been an emotive issue when it comes to the American population. The field of literature has made efforts to try and educate the world on the age of slavery. That is meant to show the effects of slavery as well as discourage the society from such. Paul Laurence Dunbar comes up with a poem to ensure that he can explain the difficulties the black community faced during the slave era. He is also able to bring out the issue of race and how it played into slavery as well as the inclusion of other aspects of identity such as sexuality and gender. This paper will focus on the poem and how it is able to tell the slave narrative and its relationship...
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