“Wake Nicodemus”
Description
"Nicodemus, the slave, was of African birth And was bought for a bagful of gold." When he dies at a great age, he asks to be awakened when freedom came. He forecasts the end of slavery and the battles it causes. Freedom proves his words true
References
- Silber-FSWB, p. 291, "Wake Nicodemnus" (1 text)
- DT, NICDEMUS
- Roud #4988
- BI, FSWB291