Completed the following sentence: Mason also wrote songs and composed poetry. Only two of her poems are extant, "A Negro in It", written in response to the
Assassination of William McKinley, and "The Negro in Education" (Assassination of William McKinley, and "The Negro in Education") For the latter poem, she subverted the standard pro-slavery argument that education makes people unfit to be slaves.<unk> For the latter poem, she subverted the standard pro-slavery argument that education makes people unfit to be slaves.