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A Brighter Coming Day: A Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Reader

This reader compiles a selection of essays, poetry, and speeches by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, highlighting her contributions to the abolitionist movement and the fight for racial equality in the United States. more

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Frances Harper
Frances Harper

Frances Harper was an American poet, writer, and social activist, born on September 24, 1825, and died on February 22, 1911. Her poetry is known for its profound social commentary and focus on issues such as women's rights, slavery, and racial equality. more

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“A government which can protect and defend its citizens from wrong and outrage and does not is vicious. A government which would do it and cannot is weak; and where human life is insecure through either weakness or viciousness in the administration of law, there must be a lack of justice and where this is wanting, nothing can make up the deficiency.”

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