CBH Discussion | Reflections on the Religious Poetry of Jupiter Hammon

Jupiter Hammon was born into slavery in 1711 on the Long Island estate of Henry Lloyd. In 1760 he became one of the earliest if not the very first African-American to be published when his poem, An Evening Thought, appeared in print. Hammon was a devout Christian. His writings encompass Christian themes of salvation, redemption and faith. As we approach the holiday season, join us for a close reading of Hammon’s faith-based poems and discuss the expression of spiritual life in African-American Christian poetry today. The program is facilitated by CBH Chief Historian Dominique Jean-Louis with special guest, poet and activist Jonathan Walton.