Jupiter Hammon Quotes


It is very wicked for you not to take care of your masters goods, but how much worse is it to pilfer and steal from them, whenever you think you shall not be found out.


Citations

Hammon, Jupiter. An Address to the Negroes in the State of New-York. Carroll and Patterson, 1787, p. 8.

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Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon
  • Born:
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Jupiter Hammon (1711-ca. 1806) is known as a founder of African-American literature, as his poem published in 1761 in New York was the first by an African American in North America. He published both poetry and prose after that. In addition, he was a preacher and a commercial clerk on Long Island, New York.