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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, by THOMAS CAMPBELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: United states, your banner wears Last Line: They mean your negroes' scars. Subject(s): Slavery; United States - Race Relations; Serfs | |||
UNITED STATES, your banner wears Two emblems -- one of fame; Alas, the other that it bears Reminds us of your shame. Your standard's constellation types White freedom by its stars; But what's the meaning of the stripes? They mean your negroes' scars. | 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 BATTLE OF THE BALTIC by THOMAS CAMPBELL DOWNFALL OF POLAND [FALL OF WARSAW, 1794] by THOMAS CAMPBELL |
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