Articles related to "Poems On Various Subjects Religious And Moral"Named Phillis for the ship that brought her to America, Wheatley for the family that bought her, America's first African American poet has become a symbol of freedom.
As the first published African American female in the eighteenth century, poet Phillis Wheatley incorporated Christian references to describe the plight of the enslaved.
Phillis Wheatley was snatched from her homeland at the age of seven and brought to the New World as a slave. She proved to be of superior intelligence and talent.
The idea that a black female slave born in Africa could compose poems in English was preposterous to many people in early America. So she had to pass a test.
African Americans have contributed to national and international landscapes with a focused vision and a myriad of achievements.
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