The Works of James M. Whitfield: America and Other Writings by a Nineteenth-Century African American Poet

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The Works of JAMES M. WHITFIELD America AND OTHER WRITINGS BY A NINETEENTHCENTURY AFRICAN AMERICAN POET EDITED BY Robert S. Levine & Ivy G. Wilson The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill This book was published with the assistance of the Anniversary Endowment Fund of the University of North Carolina Press.©2011 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed and set in Bembo by Rebecca Evans Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whitfield, James Monroe, 1822–1871. The works of James M. Whitfield: America and other writings by a nineteenth-century African American poet/ edited by Robert S. Levine and Ivy G. Wilson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8078-3445-9 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8078-7178-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Literary collections. 2. American poetry— African American authors. 3. American poetry—19th century. 4. African Americans—Intellectual life—19th century—Literary collections. I. Levine, Robert S. (Robert Steven), 1953– II. Wilson, Ivy G. III.Whitfield, James Monroe, 1822–1871. America and other poems. IV. Title. PS3180.W45 2010818v.309—dc222010022656 cloth15 14 13 12 115 4 3 2 1 paper15 14 13 12 115 4 3 2 1 Whitfield commands; your aid, O Muses bring! What muse for Whitfield can refuse to sing. —ANON., Pacific Appeal (1867) This page intentionally left blank ...