

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: VT 250 / National Poetry Month: Lucy Terry Prince
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
5:30 PM – 7 PM
Manchester Community Library

Lucy Prince lived in Sunderland for about 25 years, from 1795 to 1821. Three children lived with her in a small shack; they struggled to get by.  She is best known today as our country’s first African American poet.  She wrote the poem “Bars Fight” in 1746, when she was 21 years old and enslaved in Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Lucy was considered devoutly religious and was a member of the Manchester Congregational Church.  In this presentation, you will learn about her life, her descendants, and her struggles to fit into a white society here in southern Vermont.

Organized by the Bennington Regional 250th Anniversary Committee, the Manchester Community Library, and the Manchester Historical Society.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/vt-250-national-poetry-month-lucy-terry-prince/200029816855652
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029816855652?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: VT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Manchester Community Library
- **lat**: 43.177779774756
- **long**: -73.049823045731
- **full address**: Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave. / PO Box 1105,Manchester Center, Vermont, Manchester, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Manchester Vermont Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/manchester-vermont-historical-society/12006374)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave. / PO Box 1105,Manchester Center, Vermont, Manchester, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Manchester Vermont Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about VT 250 / National Poetry Month: Lucy Terry Prince ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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