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    Poetics and Politics: The Life of Frances Harper

    Poetics and Politics: The Life of Frances Harper

    Presented by Historical Society of Pennsylvania at Historical Society of Pennsylvania

    February 23, 2011


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    This month marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, one of the best known African American poets of the 19th century and a staunch abolitionist. Join the Historical Society for a discussion about the poetics and politics of Harper’s life, featuring several distinguished professors and authors.


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        Historical Society of Pennsylvania

        1300 Locust Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19107

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        Dates:
        February 23, 2011

        Times:

        6 pm

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