Phillis Wheatley by Simonetta Carr

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/103007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phillis Wheatley Series: Christian Biographies for Young Readers Author: Simonetta Carr Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: mp3 Length: 54 mins Release date: 10-31-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Cultural Heritage Publisher's Summary: No one could have imagined that the frail seven-year-old slave girl who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1761 would become the first published African American, achieving fame for her poetry in both America and England. Upon her arrival, Phillis quickly learned to read the Bible and other classic literature, publishing her first poem in 1767 when she was thirteen and a book of poetry in 1773. Her poetry encouraged freedom for all people, and she proved to a doubting generation that intelligence and creativity are not limited to a particular race.