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The article states that the African American women have made valuable contributions to American literature. Lucy Terry Prince, Phillis Wheatley, and Harriet Jacobs were warriors and wordsmiths who used the pen to address a variety of diverse topics. Poet, storyteller, and activist, Lucy Terry Prince is most notably recognized for her ballad "Bars Fight," which describes the 1746 battle between Native Americans and white settlers in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Phillis Wheatley became the first black American to publish a collection of poetry. Born around 1753 in Senegal-Gambia, West Africa, Wheatley was stolen from her native land and taken to Boston, Massachusetts. |
