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Celebrate Black Poetry Day at Joseph Lloyd Manor with a presentation by James G. Basker: New Light on the Black Presence in the Founding Era Join us at Joseph Lloyd Manor as we celebrate Black Poetry Day and the 314th birthday of Jupiter Hammon, America’s first published Black poet. Drawing on the hundreds of lives represented in his recent book Black Writers of the Founding Era (Library of America, 2023), Professor Basker will talk about the rich variety of life stories and contributions to the American founding made by such people as Jupiter Hammon, Lemuel Haynes, Phillis Wheatley, James Forten, Benjamin Banneker, and many others whose names were almost lost to history. Joseph Lloyd Manor will open at 3:00 PM for self-guided tours and light refreshments. James Basker's talk will begin at 4:00 PM.