The first poem published by an African-American in North America was “An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries.” It was written by Jupiter Hammon, a Christian man enslaved by the Lloyd family from Long Island, New York. He ad been allowed a basic education so he could work as a book-keeper in their business. His Christmas poem was published in 1761.
Eighteen years later, he published his second poem, “An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley.” Hammon was an admirer of her poetry though they had never met. By the time he died, Hammon had published four poems and four prose works, and was still enslaved.
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