1753-1784

Shows the life and times of Phillis Wheatley and George Washington who did so much to lay the foundation of our country.

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, discussing how she came to America as a slave in 1761, her education in reading and writing by her owners, her interest in the Bible, and her struggles to be recognized as a poet.

A biography of Phillis Wheatley, a slave in colonial America who became famous as a poet.

Relates the story of a young girl bought as a slave by a Boston family where she later learned to write and became a poet.

Biography of poet Phillis Wheatley, a freed slave during the years when the colonies prepared to fight the American Revolution.

Follows the life of one of America's first African American poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784.

Primary sources help provide a brief introduction to the life and times of African-American poet Phillis Wheatley.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American poet to have their work published.

Follows the life of one of America's first black poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784.

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, a woman who was sold as a slave in 1761 and taken to live at the Wheatley home where she was taught to read and write, and went on become an admired poet and the first African-American to have her writing published.