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April 14, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Lucy Terry Prince was born in Africa, where she was kidnapped by slave traders and transported to Rhode Island. While still enslaved in 1746, she wrote “Bars Fight,” the oldest known poem in the United States written by an African American. Prince later regained her freedom and moved to Vermont with her husband, Abijah Prince, and fought for her family’s land rights all the way to the highest court in Vermont. In this presentation, Shanta Lee Gander illustrates Prince’s importance as a poet and orator, and as one unafraid to fight for her rights within the landscape of early Vermont, New England, and America. Gander will also perform Lucy’s only surviving poem, “Bars Fight.”

This virtual event is free and open to the public. Attend online by visiting bit.ly/nhtibearingwitness!

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Date:
April 14, 2022
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/916897182525812/

Organizer

NHTI Learning Commons Library
Phone
603-230-4028
Email
NHTIlibrary@ccsnh.edu
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Venue

NHTI Learning Commons Library
31 College Drive
Concord, NH 03301 United States
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Phone
6033216291