# Our Faithful Martyr Hero — Poetry character guide

> Our Faithful Martyr Hero in Poetry by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0108-our-hero

## Who they are

A martyr figure, possibly representing a specific historical person.

## In the story

### [An Appeal to the American People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/an-appeal-to-the-american-people)

Implied collective of Black soldiers and freedpeople who remained loyal and sacrificed during the war.

### [The Tennessee Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/the-tennessee-hero)

The unnamed Tennessee hero who endures 750 lashes and dies rather than betray his fellow conspirators.

## Links

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