Project Gutenberg 2014-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 230 Calcagno, Francisco 1827 1903 22009233 Poetas de color Produced by Chuck Greif, University of Miami Digital Initiatives, Cuban Heritage Collection and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poetas de color" by Francisco Calcagno is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the lives of notable Afro-Cuban poets, focusing primarily on the tragic and inspiring stories of two figures: Plácido and Juan Francisco Manzano. It explores themes of racial discrimination, artistic struggle, and resilience against societal oppression, vividly illustrating the challenges faced by men of color in a deeply segregated society. The opening of the book begins by detailing the life of Plácido, emphasizing his difficult origins and the injustices he endured due to his ethnicity. Calcagno portrays Plácido as a gifted poet who, despite living in poverty and facing discrimination, achieved fame through his literary talent. As he recounts Plácido's incarceration and eventual execution due to political conspiracies, the text evokes deep empathy for the artist who was both a victim and a voice for the marginalized. Additionally, the narrative transitions to Juan Francisco Manzano, whose story of subjugation and perseverance further illustrates the harsh realities of life for enslaved Afro-Cubans, setting a poignant tone for the biographical exploration of their contributions to literature and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45180/45180-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Poets, Cuban Authors, Black -- Cuba PQ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies 184829 2025-06-18T10:33:38.220040 text/html 162245 2024-10-24T03:59:43 text/html 150522 2025-06-18T10:33:42.112072 application/epub+zip 151250 2025-06-18T10:33:39.045048 application/epub+zip 103524 2025-06-18T10:33:38.633064 application/epub+zip 222220 2025-06-18T10:33:44.636014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202982 2025-06-18T10:33:41.724089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154656 2022-09-20T15:44:37.709114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159704 2025-06-18T10:33:37.668048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159550 2024-11-28T01:24:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16575 2025-06-18T10:33:44.796956 application/rdf+xml 12136 2025-06-18T10:33:38.718033 image/jpeg 2695 2025-06-18T10:33:38.676032 image/jpeg 147144 2025-06-18T10:33:38.242997 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog