Lucy Terry
Lucy Terry Prince, often credited as simply Lucy Terry (c. 1730–1821), was brought to Rhode Island as a slave from Africa. Her future husband purchased her freedom before their marriage in 1756. She composed a ballad poem, "Bars Fight", about a 1746 incident. It was preserved orally until being published in 1855. It is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American and a slave.
You can find people similar to Lucy Terry by visiting our lists 18th-century American slaves and 19th-century African-American women.
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| Date of birth | 1730
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| Date of death | 11 July 1821
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| Place of death | Sunderland, Vermont
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