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John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807, in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
* He was a Quaker poet and an abolitionist.
* He was one of the most popular poets of his time.
* He wrote many poems about the abolition of slavery, including "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" and "The Slave's Appeal."
* He also wrote poems about nature, religion, and rural life.
* He was a member of the Fireside Poets, a group of American poets who wrote about domestic life and the American landscape.
* He died on September 7, 1892, in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
* He is remembered as one of the most important American poets of the 19th century.
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