Biography of lucy terry prince

American poet

Lucy Terry Prince, often credited as simply Lucy Terry (c.

1733–1821), was an American settler and poet. Kidnapped in Africa and enslaved, she was taken to the British colony of Rhode Island.

Lucy terry

Her future husband purchased her freedom before their marriage in 1756. She composed a ballad poem, "Bars Fight", about a 1746 incident in which two white families were attacked by Native Americans. It was preserved orally until it was published in 1855.

It is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American.

Biography of lucy terry prince poem

Early life

Terry was born in c. 1733 on the African continent. She was abducted from there and sold into slavery in Rhode Island as an infant in about 1733.^[1][2][3]&#