# George Moses Horton

> George Moses Horton, was an African-American poet from North Carolina who was enslaved until Union troops, carrying the Emancipation Proclamation, reached North Carolina (1865). Horton is the first African-American author to be published in the United States. He is author of the first book of literature published in North Carolina and was known as the "Slave Poet".

*American writer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1797
- **Died:** 1883
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
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