LINKS & OTHER RESOURCES
ABOUT GEORGE MOSES HORTON

The entire text of Horton's book The POETICAL WORKS of George M. Horton, The Colored Bard of North Carolina, To Which is Prefixed THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, Written by Himself: http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/hortonpoem/hortonpoem.html

Bibliography of Horton reading materials: http://www.unc.edu/campus/sigs/horton/bibliographyrevised.htm 

Books and Curriculum Materials:
Educators can find the following materials in Chatham County school media centers. Thanks to donors, the University of North Carolina Press and The Chapel Hill Historical Society. 

  • The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry. Edited by Joan R. Sherman. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997. Available from PO Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288 or by visiting http://uncpress.unc.edu/ 

  • Naked Genius. By George Moses Horton, The Colored Bard of North Carolina. Reprinted by The Chapel Hill Historical Society. More copies available from The Chapel Hill Historical Society, 523 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Or visit http://www.ibiblio.org/chhistsoc/ 

  • Words From Home, Writers in the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. An Anthology and Creative Writing Workbook. Edited by Georgann Eubanks. Published by North Carolina Writers Network, March 2000. http://www.ncwriters.org/ 


  • A Teacher’s Guide to the George Moses Horton Project 2000. By Marjorie Hudson. Published by George Moses Horton Project/Chatham County Arts Council and copies donated by Chatham County Public Schools Administrative Office.

Other books and materials:

  • Norton Anthology of African American Literature. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. et al. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. Available from W.W. Norton & Co. Inc., 500 Fifth Ave., New York, .Y. 10110. or from http://www.wwwnorton.com 

  • The Literary South. Paperback. Edited by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979.

Other links:

Other Resources:

Mildred Bright Peyton: In addition to writing a play about Horton, Peyton was also author of a book of poems dedicated to “My Fellow Farmers of Chatham.” She was an Agricultural Extension Agent for Chatham County for many years. Her book was called “Lay O’ the Land.” It was inspired in part by George Moses Horton’s poetry. 

Historic Poet Laureate Declaration: Archived at UNC's North Carolina Collection

George Moses Horton Day Proclamation: Archived at UNC's North Carolina Collection


George Moses Horton Society: http://www.unc.edu/campus/sigs/horton/ 
North Carolina Writers Network, Literary Hall of Fame: http://www.ncwriters.org/lhof.htm 
North Carolina Writers Network, Horton page link: http://www.ncwriters.org/ghorton.htm 
North Carolina Division of Archives, Highway Historic Marker Program: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/do/r/default.htm 

Documentary resources available at UNC Chapel Hill: http://www.unc.edu/lib/mssinv/exhibits/horton/ 
More UNC-Chapel Hill links for Historical Study: http://courses.unc.edu/2000fall/hist090u-007/links.htm 
Unity Quilt Project:
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George Moses Horton Memorial Project: watch this space for exciting new developments in an effort to memorialize Horton in Chatham County.
George Moses Horton Festival Reading Series: Planned for April 2002. Watch this space for exciting list of local readings and workshops.
K-12 Curriculum: Watch this space for curricula-in-progress, college course links, and K-12 curricula now under development.
North Carolina Literary Festival 2002 and George Moses Horton Society Conference: Watch this space for news of upcoming literature festivals at UNC-Chapel Hill in April 2002. 
Local and State History: http://www.visitchathamcounty.com 
Chatham Historical Museum: http://www.ncecho.org

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