Lucy Terry American Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Lucy
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| Last Name |
Terry
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1729
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| Birthplace |
Africa
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| Died |
11th July, 1821
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| Place of Death |
Sunderland, Vermont
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Writer
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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.
