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Poem "A Nigger in Heaven"
Dublin Core
Title
Poem "A Nigger in Heaven"
Description
The title of this poem uses a derogatory racial slur to describe its main character. The narrator of this poem relays the time he saw a black man in heaven. This black man is dressed in "crimson satin things" with "golden teeth" and with "jeweled fingers;" he is dressed in riches, yet also in a stereotypically tribal manner. This man is grinning as "a grave white man" performs labor "at his feet."
Creator
Source
Booth, L.S. "A Nigger in Heaven." <em>The Messenger</em> LVI, no. 6 (May 1930): 11. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.Virginia Baptist Historical Society, The Messenger 1920
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1929-30
Contributor
Gabby Kiser
Matt Mullen
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLVI.6.11-1930
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Citation
Booth, L.S., “Poem "A Nigger in Heaven",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed May 31, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/108.