America’s First Published Black Poet | The Conscience of the Nation
Phillis Wheatley, America’s First Published Black Poet
Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Phillis Wheatley was sold to slave traders by the village chief and brought to America in 1761. She was purchased by the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts… The Wheatley’s daughter taught her how to read; she studied the ...










