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The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers
The Trials of Phillis Wheatley America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers
Author: Henry Louis Jr. Gates
In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley was the most famous black woman in the West. But Thomas Jefferson, unlike his contemporaries Ben Fran...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465018505
ISBN-10: 0465018505
Publication Date: 1/12/2010
Pages: 144
Edition: First Trade Paper Ed
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Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
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