The Ballad of Cassandra Southwick (poem)

"The Ballad of Cassandra Southwick" is a poem written by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier in 1843. It details the religious persecution of Cassandra Southwick's youngest daughter , a Quaker woman who lived in Salem, Massachusetts and is the only white female known to be put up at auction as a slave in the United States.

The Ballad of Cassandra Southwick (poem)

"The Ballad of Cassandra Southwick" is a poem written by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier in 1843. It details the religious persecution of Cassandra Southwick's youngest daughter , a Quaker woman who lived in Salem, Massachusetts and is the only white female known to be put up at auction as a slave in the United States.