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Peter Williams* 110 The Slave Poet George Horton, a Slave* 111 Ratie Mattie Griffith 114 The Kingdom of Christ James Montgomery 123 Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies L. Maria Child 124 The Last Night of Slavery James Montgomery 146 Madison Washington L. Maria Child 147 Extract from the Virginia Bill of Rights   154 Praise of Creation George Horton* 155 Frederick Douglass L. Maria Child 156 How the Good Work goes on   176 Dedication Hymn J. M. Whitefield* 177 A Prayer John G. Whittier 178 William and Ellen Crafts L. Maria Child 179 Spring George Horton* 205 The Good Grandmother Harriet Jacobs* 206 The Colored Mother's Prayer   219 William Costin   220 Education of Children L. Maria Child 221 Thank God for Little Children Frances E. W. Harper* 226 Sam and Andy Harriet Beecher Stowe 227 John Brown L. Maria Child 241 The Air of Freedom Frances E. W. Harper* 243 Emancipation in the District of Columbia James Madison Bell* 244 The Laws of Health L. Maria Child 246 President Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation Frances E. W. Harper* 250 New-Year's Day on the Islands of South Carolina Charlotte L. Forten* 251 Song of the Negro Boatmen at Port Royal, S. C. John G. Whittier 257 Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston Hon. Henry Wilson public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@38479@[email protected]#Page_259" class="pginternal"