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10APR2022

1PoetUSA

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An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, 1780
Our Duty, our Power, a portion of that Freedom
Be it enacted & provided always & further enacted
All servitude for Life hereby forever abolished
John Bayard, Speaker, Enabled into Law, Philadelphia
Wednesday, first Day of March, A.D. 1780
Thomas Paine, Clerk of the General Assembly
Furthermore Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
Land where Wisdom abounds, Gospel is free
& Sojourner Truth speaking upon the ashes
Dreamer of great Dreams & freed a thousand slaves
Voluntary emancipation from a conviction of its
                                                                             propriety
Anna Murray Douglas as recalled by Daughter Rosetta
Our History, our Humanity, our Salvation over sin
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Submitted by 1PoetUSA on May 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFAGAHIJAEK
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 748
Words 110
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
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