“On Being Brought from Africa to America” “‘Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land
Taught my benighted soul to understand
That there’s a God, that there’s a savior, too;
Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.
Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
‘Their color is a diabolic lie.’
Remember, Christians, Negroes black as Cain
May be refined and join the angelic train.”
(1766, Phillis Wheatley)
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