Lucy Terry
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Africa |
| Date of died | July 11,1821 |
| Died | Sunderland |
| Vermont | |
| United States | |
| Spouse(s) | Abijah Prince; (m. 1756; died 1794) |
| Children | Six |
| Job | Poet |
| Books | Lucy Terry Prince: Singer of History |
| Black Woman: A Fictionalized Biography of Lucy Terry Prince | |
| Bars Fight | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 616708 |
Lucy Terry Life story
Lucy Terry Prince, often credited as simply Lucy Terry, was brought to Rhode Island as a slave from Africa. Her future husband purchased her freedom before their marriage in 1756. She composed a ballad, "Bars Fight", about a 1746 incident. It was preserved orally until being published in 1855.
