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Amazing Grace: An Anthology of Poems about Slavery, 1660–1810 is a volume featuring more than 400 poems or poetic fragments by 250Anglophone writers, edited byJames Basker.[1] Most of the works are from the period between 1760 and 1810, reflecting growth in public awareness about slavery.[1] Most of the poetry is antislavery, with a few exceptions including verse byJohn Saffin andJames Boswell, who defended slavery as an institution.[1]
Published in 2002 byYale University Press, a revised edition was released in 2005.