Poems

By Phillis Wheatley

Release : 2014-10-07

Genre : Poetry, Books, Fiction & Literature

Kind : ebook

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Phillis Wheatley was the first black poet in America to publish a book (1773).  She was born on May 8, 1753 in West Africa and brought to New England in 1761, where John Wheatley of Boston purchased her as a gift for his wife. Although they brought her into the household as a slave, the Wheatleys took a great interest in Phillis’s education and named her Phillis Wheatley.  She grew up to be a poet.

Poems

By Phillis Wheatley

Release : 2014-10-07

Genre : Poetry, Books, Fiction & Literature

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Phillis Wheatley was the first black poet in America to publish a book (1773).  She was born on May 8, 1753 in West Africa and brought to New England in 1761, where John Wheatley of Boston purchased her as a gift for his wife. Although they brought her into the household as a slave, the Wheatleys took a great interest in Phillis’s education and named her Phillis Wheatley.  She grew up to be a poet.

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