Kidnapped from West Africa as a child and brought to Boston, Wheatley became the first African-American woman published in English, using her poetry to navigate freedom, fame, and the politics of her ...
She is believed to be the first enslaved person and first African American to publish a book of poetry. She also forced the US to reckon with slavery's hypocrisy. When the Dartmouth sliced through the ...
Phillis Wheatley wrote what is said to be the first book in English by a person of African descent. Bonhams is selling a first edition this week. By James Barron Good morning. We’ll look at the ...
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