The Black History Fact Of The Day: Lucy Prince- The First Black Published Poet

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Lucy Prince was the first African-American to have a poem published. The pioneering poem that she published was entitled, “The Bar’s Fight.” She was 16 years old when she wrote the poem describing a battle she had witnessed at a place called “The Bars.” Tweet

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