Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

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Set in the nineteenth century, the story follows George Moses Horton, a North Carolina slave who self-taught himself to read. Despite earning money to buy his time, he remained enslaved. Horton made history as the first African American published in the South, using poetry to voice his protest against slavery. His journey highlights the struggle for freedom and the power of self-expression through literature.