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O navio negreiro
Castro Alves · 1870
Original text in Portuguese. In English: The Slave Ship.
A poem in which a fine night at sea reveals a ship loaded with chained Africans, dancing under the whip.
Poetry · 1306 words · about 6 min of reading
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