The trials of Phillis Wheatley

America's first black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers

Explores the roles of Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Jefferson in shaping African-American literary tradition, discussing how Phillis gained acceptance and freedom by being the first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in the English language in 1773. Discusses the effects of Jefferson's harsh criticism of the poet and her race.

Basic Civitas Books
2003
9780465027293
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