1. James Russell Lowell
... . Together they had 4 children, though 3 of them died in infancy. Maria had a great influence on him. Lowell, previously anti-abolition, quickly changed his views and began writing anti-slavery poems. These poems appeared in the Liberty Bell and the Pennsylvania Freeman. He also became the corresponding secretary of the New York Anti-Slavery Standard. In 1843, Lowell started a literary magazine, the Pioneer ... , which failed after a mere two issues. Though the magazine was short lived it featured many great poets including Hawthorne, Whittier, and Poe. Lowell's Poems (1844, 1846), A Fabl...
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