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Jupiter Hammon

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A Black History Moment Jupiter Hammon

 

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Our Faded History: Jupiter Hammon

 

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WXXI CAAC 03 JUPITER HAMMON

 

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Jupiter Hammon Black History Month Podcast

 

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Jupiter Hammon & Max Robinson

Jupiter Hammon was a black poet who in 1761 became the first African-American writer to be published in the present-day United States. Additional poems and sermons were also published. Born into slavery, Hammon was never emancipated. He was living in 1790 at the age of 79, and died by 1806. A devout Christian, he is considered one of the founders of African-American literature.
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