Lucy Terry Lifespan (1 gen 1730 anni – 1 gen 1821 anni)

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Terry was initially born in Africa and sold into slavery as a baby. In the 1740s, she was living in Deerfield when the Great Awakening swept through, and she was converted. Then, in 1746, a band of Native Americans attacked several European families in Deerfield, Lucy Terry composed a poem about the events: “Bars Fight”. This is often regarded as the first formal literary work by an African American in North America

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