Tag: Jupiter Hammon Project

Past Events

Contribute to History: Reinterpreting Joseph Lloyd Manor

Join us behind the scenes! We invite you to contribute to a new interpretation of Joseph Lloyd Manor, one of our historic house sites where Jupiter Hammon (1711–ca. 1806), the first known published African American poet, was enslaved and authored his most significant works. Space is limited.

Noteworthy

Joseph Lloyd Manor Featured on Newsday TV

Curator Lauren Brincat gave Newsday a tour of Joseph Lloyd Manor, where Jupiter Hammon, one of the 18th century’s most important literary voices, rose from slavery on Long Island to become the first African-American poet to be published in the United States.