The poem i choose was, Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances Ellen Watkins. (http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bury-me-in-a-free-land-2/)
The author was born in Maryland which was a free state during the time she was born and attend the Academy for Negro Youth, which i believe gave her some inspiration on the poems she wrote and the topics she wrote about. During her life Frances also acted as an activist and while living in a underground railroad station and this may have also gave her some kind of inspiration for her poem.
The author was born in Maryland which was a free state during the time she was born and attend the Academy for Negro Youth, which i believe gave her some inspiration on the poems she wrote and the topics she wrote about. During her life Frances also acted as an activist and while living in a underground railroad station and this may have also gave her some kind of inspiration for her poem.
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