John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier

writer
lawyer
poet
journalist
🇺🇸United States
✝️Quaker

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and prominent anti-slavery activist associated with the American abolitionist movement. His poetry, including "Snow-Bound," earned him a Pulitzer Prize posthumously.

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Lifespan
1807 – 1892
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Born in
Haverhill

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  • 1807

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  • 1892

    Died

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