Image Title:
Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – 1784)

Note:
". . .  was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish a book of poems. . . Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Upon arrival, she was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first name Phillis was derived from the ship that brought her to America, “the Phillis.”  Read More

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Wikipedia

Subject:
Slavery - Historical Figures - Slave - History Maker - African - West Africa - America - Poetry

Date:
September 1, 1773

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-SLAVHF-32

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