Harriet E. Wilson
American novelist
Harriet E. Wilson was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America.
Her novel Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published anonymously in 1859 in Boston, Massachusetts,... Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1825, Milford, NH
Died: June 28, 1900 (age 75 years), Quincy, MA
Notable works: Our Nig (1859)
Resting place: Mount Wollaston Cemetery
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