(1787) Jupiter Hammon, “An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York”
Long Island-born Jupiter Hammon is believed to be the first published male African American poet and essayist. His “Evening Thought, Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries,” was published in 1760. His first essay, “Winter Piece,” appeared in 1782. The speech below by Hammond is also … Read More(1787) Jupiter Hammon, “An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York”