EPISODE · Feb 28, 2026 · 2 MIN
Phyllis Wheatley Gets A Fan Letter–February 28, 1776
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Phyllis Wheatley was an 18th century poet who was born in West Africa and sold into slavery as a small child, living with the Wheatley Family in Boston. Phyllis wrote a book of poems which was published in 1773, after which she was emancipated. This makes her the first African-American author of a published book […] The post Phyllis Wheatley Gets A Fan Letter–February 28, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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