Jupiter Hammon Quotes


We cannot certainly, have any excuse either for taking any thing that belongs to our masters without their leave, or for being unfaithful in their business.


Citations

Hammon, Jupiter. An Address to the Negroes in the State of New-York. Carroll and Patterson, 1787, p. 6.

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Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon
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  • 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.