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From Slavery to Poetry
This book is an excellent addition to your poetry library. 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.Many strove to dissuade him from his plan to read by telling him he was a vain fool to attempt learning to read with little chance. Nevertheless, he persevered with an energetic resolution at the risk of success. His determination to learn was repeatedly threatened. But with defiance, he accomplished the arduous task of spelling, having no facilitating assistance. He soon became very fond of reading Bible verses, Wesley’s old hymns, and other pieces of poetry from various authors.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 their pranks, they discovered a spark of genius with George.ln 1865, Horton walked to Raleigh, North Carolina to be with the liberating Union Army who took him under their protection. Horton’s last volume of poetry, “Naked Genius” was published in 1865 and was written in the three months that he was with the Union army. He did not attain the popularity in Philadelphia that he had in Chapel Hill. The details of his death are unknown.
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