#  AAAS Professor Gates Acquires Harriet Wilson 1st Edition for Houghton 

 





March 11, 2021

 

 

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, *The Harvard Gazette* published an article entitled "Houghton acquires 1st edition of 1st African American novel." The article features **[AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr](/people/henry-louis-gates-jr)**. who was instrumental in Houghton's acquisition of a first edition of the first novel published by an African American in the United States, Harriet E. Wilson. The historic book contains what may be a signature of the author herself. The article can be accessed on *The Harvard Gazette's* [website](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/the-book-that-changed-the-history-of-african-american-literature/).

 

 

 



 

 

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