Template:Did you know nominations/The Sleepers (poem)

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 12:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

The Sleepers (poem)

  • ... that Walt Whitman's poem "The Sleepers" contains "one of the most powerful and evocative passages about slavery in American literature"?
    • ALT1:... that Walt Whitman's 1855 poem "The Sleepers" initially contained his most direct condemnation of slavery, but he removed it in later publications?

Created by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:50, 12 April 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Accepting offline sources in good faith (not used in hook). GeneralPoxter (talk) 16:28, 15 April 2021 (UTC)