Phillis Wheatley became one of the first published African American poets. This post explores her life as a slave and her time after being emancipated. Respected by everyone from countless historical ...
In 1761, Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of ...
In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country's first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher's “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: ...
Phillis Wheatley was a well-known poet and literary sensation during the 18th century. Born in May 1753, she was kidnapped from Gambia, West Africa at about the age of 7 and brought to Boston, ...
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series. The ...
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USPS honors poet Phillis Wheatley with new stamp

The United States Postal Service will issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring Phillis Wheatley, the first published ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new ...