Abstract
The earliest writings documenting an interest in Africa can be traced back to the second half of the eighteenth century and originate from the best-known among the Afro-American poets of that period, i.e. Jupiter Hammon, Phillis Wheatley and George Moses Horton. All three of them were slaves and had been able to publish their poetry only because they lived in particularly fortunate circumstances.
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Berghahn, M. (1977). The Early Image of Africa. In: Images of Africa in Black American Literature. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03461-1_2
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