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Phillis Wheatley - Wikipedia Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c 1753 – December 5, 1784), was an American writer who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry [2][3] Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where
Phillis Wheatley | Biography, Poems, Books, Facts | Britannica Phillis Wheatley (c 1753−84) was the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States She is best known today for her poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” (1768)
Phillis Wheatley - National Womens History Museum Phillis Wheatley Peters is broadly recognized as the first African American woman and only the third American woman to publish a book of poems Her works continues to be studied by historians, and her legacy has inspired generations of writers
Phillis Wheatley | The Poetry Foundation Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America
Phillis Wheatley - Poems, Quotes Facts - Biography After being kidnapped from West Africa and enslaved in Boston, Phillis Wheatley became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies in 1773
10 of the Best Phillis Wheatley Poems Everyone Should Read Phillis Wheatley (c 1753-84), who was the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral appeared in 1773 when she was probably still in her early twenties
Phillis Wheatley - U. S. National Park Service Phillis Wheatley earned acclaim as a Black poet, and historians recognize her as one of the first Black and enslaved persons in the United States to publish a book of poems
14 Fascinating Facts About Phillis Wheatley - Mental Floss Phillis Wheatley (circa 1753-1784) was one of the best-known poets in colonial America, no small feat for any woman of the time—but one that was made even more remarkable because she was
Early Life - Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa in modern day Senegal or Gambia, her date of birth is not exactly known but it is believed that she was born around 1753