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1760 - Jupiter Hammon, a New York slave and devout Christian, published An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries.

Considered the first published African American poet, Jupiter Hammon’s work marked a significant moment in Black literary history. His deeply religious poem reflected both his faith and the early voice of Black American literature during the colonial period.

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