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Jupiter Hammon

Author of America's first Negro poet;: The complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Empire State historical publications s

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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature {2nd edition} (2003) — Contributor, some editions — 282 copies, 2 reviews
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 252 copies, 1 review
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributor — 233 copies, 4 reviews
American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (2007) — Contributor — 224 copies
The Vintage Book of African American Poetry (2000) — Contributor — 172 copies
American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (2012) — Contributor — 145 copies
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Concise Edition (2003) — Contributor — 72 copies, 1 review
Trouble the Water: 250 Years of African American Poetry (1997) — Contributor — 63 copies
Black Writers of the Founding Era: A Library of America Anthology (2023) — Contributor — 60 copies, 1 review
Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery and Abolition (2021) — Contributor — 54 copies

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Birthdate
1711
Date of death
c. 1806
Gender
male
Short biography
Jupiter Hammon (October 17, 1711 – ca. 1806) was an American writer who is known as a founder of African-American literature.
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Long Island, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New York, USA

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