Injustice and Divine Justice

While earthly justice fails the enslaved, the poems express a steadfast hope that God will ultimately deliver the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable.

The speaker calls on justice to arise and plead for the oppressed, suggesting a divine reckoning for the nation's sins.

Contrasts earthly chains and oppression with God's supreme power and ultimate justice.

Injustice and Divine Justice is one of the patterns Poetry by Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.