Prior to reading these poems, please do a bit of research: who was Dido Lindsey? Lady Elizabeth Murray, and William Murray, First Earl of Mansfield? Here’s a link to get you started.
“Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay, Free Mulatto, and Her White Cousin, the Lady Elizabeth Murray, Great-Nieces of William Murray, First Earl of Mansfield, and Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench” from Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Age of Phillis (2020)
“Three Cases Decided by William Murray” from Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Age of Phillis (2020)