This sombre biography of an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in Cuba's slave society, is presented in both Spanish and English. There is an introduction which sets the text in its historical and cultural context.
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This sombre biography of an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in Cuba's slave society, is presented in both Spanish and English. There is an introduction which sets the text in its historical and cultural context.
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![Poems by a Slave [Juan F. M., i.e. Juan Francisco Manzano] in the Island of Cuba, Recently Liberated; Translated from the Spanish, by R. R. Madden, M.D. with the History of the Early Life of the Negro Poet, Written by Himself. - Scholar's Choice Edition](https://www2.alibris-static.com/poems-by-a-slave-juan-f-m-i-e-juan-francisco-manzano-in-the-island-of-cuba-recently-liberated-translated-from-the-spanish-by-r-r-madden-m-d-with-the-history-of-the-early-life-of-the-negro-poet-written-by-himself-scholars-choice-edition/isbn/9781241692834.gif)
