1. Phillis Wheatley - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Article on the 18th century AfricanAmerican poet. List if her known works, and links collection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillis_Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Phillis Wheatley, as illustrated by Scipio Moorhead in the Frontispiece to her book Poems on Various Subjects Phillis Wheatley December 5 ) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature She was born in Gambia Africa , and became a slave at age seven. She was purchased by the Boston Wheatley family, who taught her to read and write, and helped encouraged her poetry. The 1773 publication of Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, brought her fame, with dignitaries such as George Washington praising her work. Wheatley also toured England and was praised in a poem by fellow African American poet Jupiter Hammon . Wheatley was emancipated by her owners after her poetic success, but stayed with the Wheatley family until the death of her former master and the breakup of his family. She then married a free black man, who soon left her. She died in poverty in 1784 while working on a second book of poetry, which has now been lost. Contents Early years Later years Poetry Style ... External links Early years Born in what is the modern day Senegal which was Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by Africans, named for the slave ship

2. Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was born in Senegal in about 1753. She was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Purchased by John Wheatley, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASwheatley.htm

Phillis Wheatley Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Phillis Wheatley was born in Senegal in about 1753. She was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Purcha sed by John Wheatley, a tailor from Boston, Phillis was taught to read by one of Wheatley's daughters. Phillis studied English, Latin and Greek and in 1767 began writing poetry. Her first poem, on the death of George Whitefield , was published in 1770. When Phillis was eighteen she travelled to London and while there the Countess of Huntingdon , helped her publish a collection of her work, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral After the death of John Wheatley and his wife, Phillis married John Peters, a free b lack man, who ran a small grocery store in Boston . The business was unsuccessful and Phillis was forced to find work as a servant. Phillis Wheatley died in poverty in Boston on 5th December, 1784.

3. Africans In America/Part 2/Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first African American, the first slave, and the third woman in the United States to publish a book of poems. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p12.html

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4. Phillis Wheatley --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Phillis Wheatley the first black woman poet of note in the United States. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9076745/Phillis-Wheatley

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5. Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley, selected secondary bibliography, links to texts available on the web, information. http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/wheatley.htm

Home Literary Movements Timeline American Authors ... American Literature Sites Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) Selected Bibliography on Phillis Wheatley Teaching Phillis Wheatley from the Heath Anthology site. Prof. Ann Woodlief has prepared hypertext discussion versions of several works, including Wheatley's "To S. M." and "Upon Being Brought" Images of Wheatley's poems at the University of Delaware. Biographical sketch from pbs.org Image courtesy of the Library of Congress exhibit on Wheatley. Works Available Online Poems ( at the University of Oregon) Poems at the Schomburg Center for African American Women Writers Poems at Documenting the American South Comments to D. Campbell

6. No. 620: Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley a Colonial slave prodigy writes poetry. http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi620.htm

No. 620: PHILLIS WHEATLEY by John H. Lienhard Click here for audio of Episode 620. Today, we meet a Colonial prodigy. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. I t's 1772. We show an 18-year-old girl into a room for an oral examination. Boston's most prominent citizens sit in a circle. Among them are the governor of Massachusetts and John Hancock, who will soon sign the Declaration of Independence. The girl is Phillis, a slave of John Wheatley. Wheatley bought her nine years ago to be a companion for his wife. She tutored Phillis. By the age of 12, Phillis had mastered English, literature, the classics, and more. Then she took up poetry. Now, six years later, she's finished a book of poetry. That seems so unlikely that Boston's elders have gathered to see whether she really is the author. Phillis Wheatley passes the exam solidly. The elders write an affidavit for her book. It says

7. Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first black poet in America to publish a book. She was born around 1753 in West Africa and brought to New England in 1761, http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/431

Home View Cart Log In More Info FURTHER READING External Links Memoirs and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave Full text of Poems, with an introduction by a descendent of Wheatley. Poems The complete text of the 1786 edition, from Renascence Editions. Adopt a Poet Add to Notebook E-mail to Friend Print Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first black poet in America to publish a book. She was born around 1753 in West Africa and brought to New England in 1761, where John Wheatley of Boston purchased her as a gift for his wife. Although they brought her into the household as a slave, the Wheatleys took a great interest in Phillis's education. Many biographers have pointed to her precocity; Wheatley learned to read and write English by the age of nine, and she became familiar with Latin, Greek, the Bible, and selected classics at an early age. She began writing poetry at thirteen, modeling her work on the English poets of the time, particularly John Milton , Thomas Gray, and Alexander Pope. Her poem "On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield" was published as a broadside in cities such as Boston, New York, and Philadelphia and garnered Wheatley national acclaim. This poem was also printed in London. Over the next few years, she would print a number of broadsides elegizing prominent English and colonial leaders. Wheatley's doctor suggested that a sea voyage might improve her delicate health, so in 1771 she accompanied Nathaniel Wheatley on a trip to London. She was well received in London and wrote to a friend of the "unexpected and unmerited civility and complaisance with which I was treated by all." In 1773, thirty-nine of her poems were published in London as

8. Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley is a very important person because she was the first African American poet. First, Phillis was a slave on a slave ship. http://www.germantownacademy.org/academics/ls/4/sstudies/Colonial/4B/4B98/4bkeh.

Phillis Wheatley By Kira The person I am researching is Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley is a very important person because she was the first African American poet. First, Phillis was a slave on a slave ship. But then she was bought by Susannah Wheatley in 1761. She died in 1781. When she was bought by Susannah Wheatley, the Wheatleys educated her. Then she loved words. She started to write poems. She wrote her first poem in 1770. Phillis lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Her religion was Christian. She studied the Bible. This is how I imagine her personality: brave, strong, smart, and happy. She was African American, she had black hair, and she had brown eyes. This is one of her poems: "Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a god, that there's a savior too Once I redemption neither sought nor knew Some view our sable race with scornful eye; Their color is a diabolic dye Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, May be refined and join the angelic train." We still read some of Phillis Wheatley's poems. She was a very good poet and is a very important part of history.

9. Women In The American Revolution - Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was America s first published black author. Along with being a great American poet, Phillis Wheatley was patriot and symbol for http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_american_revolution/whealey.html

Phillis Wheatley "In every human Beast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance." Phillis Wheatley was America's first published black author. Along with being a great American poet, Phillis Wheatley was patriot and symbol for abolitionists. In 1761, at the age of 7, Phillis was bought as a slave by the Wheatley family of Boston. The Wheatley children, Mary and Nathaniel, took it upon themselves to teach Phillis how to read and write. Phillis discovered the joy of putting words together in poems. She became a celebrity, reading her poems in public. Phillis's poems were about learning and virtue. She also wrote poems about patriotism, battles, and the greatness of America. One poem was about George Washington, then the leader of the Patriot Army. She even got to read the poem to him in person. Phillis was given her freedom in 1778, when the Wheatleys all passed away or left the colonies.

10. Phillis Wheatley - Poems And Biography By AmericanPoems.com Phillis Wheatley (1753 December 5, 1784), also spelled Phylis Wheatley, was born in Senegal in Africa, but was captured and sold into slavery at the age http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/Phillis-Wheatley

Poets Members Poem of the Day Top 40 ... Privacy January 27th, 2008 - we have 237 poets , 8034 poems and 16588 comments Biography of Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley (1753 - 1784) Phillis Wheatley (1753 - December 5, 1784), also spelled Phylis Wheatley, was born in Senegal in Africa, but was captured and sold into slavery at the age of 7. Around 1760 she was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, and was in fact practically adopted by the family which owned her. She was given a fairly extensive home education, including Latin, Greek, and Biblical studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13. In 1770 she wrote a poetic tribute on the death of the Calvinist George Whitefield that received widespread acclaim in Boston. In 1772 she was examined by a group of Boston luminaries including John Erving, Rev. Charles Chauncey, John Hancock, Thomas Hutchinson, the governor of Massachusetts, and his Lieutenant Governor Andrew Oliver. They concluded that she had in fact written the poems ascribed to her and signed an attestation which was published in the preface to her book Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

11. Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to become a published poet. Born in Africa and sold into slavery, Wheatley learned to read and write and http://dixiesd.marin.k12.ca.us/dixieschool/Pages/WomensWebQuest/PhillisWheatley.

To Students During your WebQuest, look up words and meanings by clicking on the MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY An Eighteenth Century Woman PHILLIS WHEATLEY An engraving of Wheatley from the front of her collection of poetry, From the College of William and Mary Website Phillis Wheatley was the first African - American to become a published poet. Born in Africa and sold into slavery, Wheatley learned to read and write and showed remarkable talents at an early age. She published her first poem at the age of 17, and three years later an entire volume of her poetry was published. Wheatley lived in Boston, Massachusetts during the time of the Boston Tea Party , and the American Revolution. At the age of 25, she married John Peters, a free black man, and had two children. Before she died at age 31, she became a patriot and a great admirer of George Washington, about whom she wrote: A crown, a mansion, and a throne that shine, With gold unfading, Washington! be thine. Wheatley often wrote elegies, poems praising people who had died. Here are a few lines of one:

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13. Phillis Wheatley -- America's First Black Woman Poet phillis wheatley America s First Black Woman Poet. Most of phillis wheatley s poems reflect her religious and classical New England upbringing. http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/wheatley.html

Search this site: Early America Home Freedom Documents Declaration of Independence Bill of Rights ... Winter 96 Phillis Wheatley America's First Black Woman Poet Phillis Wheatley was America's first black poet. Born in Senegal, Africa in 1753, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven to John and Susannah Wheatley of Boston. Although originally brought into the Wheatley household as a servant and attendant to Wheatley's wife, Phillis was soon accepted as a member of the family, and was raised with the Wheatley's other two children. Phillis soon displayed her remarkable talents by learning to read and write English. At the age of twelve she was reading the Greek and Latin classics, and passages from the Bible. At thirteen she wrote her first poem. Phillis became a Boston sensation after she wrote a poem on the death of the evangelical preacher George Whitefield in 1770. Three years later thirty-nine of her poems were published in London as "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral." It was the first book to be published by a black American. Most of Phillis Wheatley's poems reflect her religious and classical New England upbringing. Writing in heroic couplets, many of her poems consist of elegies while others stress the theme of Christian salvation.

14. Phillis Wheatley Biography FAMILY BACKGROUND phillis wheatley was a slave child of seven or eight and sold to John and Susanna wheatley in Boston on July 11, 1761. http://lkwdpl.org/WIhOHIO/whea-phi.htm

Phillis Wheatley Narrative and Critical History of America Vol. 8 NAME: Phillis Wheatley DATE OF BIRTH: c. 1753-5 PLACE OF BIRTH: Gambia, Africa DATE OF DEATH: December, 1784 PLACE OF DEATH: Boston, Massachusetts as a result of childbirth FAMILY BACKGROUND: Phillis Wheatley was a slave child of seven or eight and sold to John and Susanna Wheatley in Boston on July 11, 1761. Her first name was apparently derived from the ship that carried her to America, The Phillis ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During her life, while it was not common for American women to be published, it was especially uncommon for children of slaves to be educated at all. Her gift of writing poetry was encouraged by her owners and their daughter, Mary; they taught Phillis to read and write, with her first poem being published at the age of twelve, " On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin." The countess of Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, was a friend of the Wheatley's who greatly encouraged and financed the publication of her book of poetry

15. Phillis Wheatley A brief biographical and historical note; photograph of the title page and frontispiece of a first edition of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/american/wheatley.html

PHILLIS WHEATLEY (1753-1784) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral . London: Printed for Archibald Bell and Sold in Boston by Cox and Berry, 1773. Phillis Wheatley was one of the most well- known poets in America during her day. Wheatley was born on the western coast of Africa and kidnapped from the Senegal-Gambia region when she was about seven years old. Not being of suitable age to be sold as a slave in the West Indies or the southern colonies, she was transported to Boston, where she was purchased in 176l by John Wheatley, a prominent tailor, as an attendant to his wife. Phillis learned English quickly and was taught to read and write, and within sixteen months of her arrival in America she was reading passages from the Bible, Greek and Latin classics, astronomy, geography, history, and British literature. Phillis published her first poem in the Newport, Rhode Island

16. Phillis Wheatley: Precursor Of American Abolitionism Born in 1753 in Africa, phillis wheatley was kidnapped and sold at a slave auction at age seven to a prosperous Boston family who educated her and treated http://forerunner.com/forerunner/X0214_Phillis_Wheatley.html

Online Store Videos Jay's Blog Discussion Board What's New Jay's Bio About Us Donate Feedback Search Home International Director Jay Rogers Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism Born in 1753 in Africa, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped and sold at a slave auction at age seven to a prosperous Boston family who educated her and treated her as a family member. Rescued from an otherwise hopeless situation by the sympathies of the Wheatley family, Phillis learned English with remarkable speed, and, although she never attended a formal school, she also learned Greek and Latin. It is clear that the Christian compassion of the Wheatley family was the nurturing womb in which Phillis' rare gifts were cultivated. She came to know the Bible well; and three English poets - Milton, Pope and Gray - touched her deeply and exerted a strong influence on her verse. She became a sensation in Boston in the 1760s when her poem on the death of the Reverend George Whitefield made her famous. Whitefield, the great evangelical preacher who frequently toured New England, happened to be a close friend of Countess Selina of Huntington, and the latter invited Phillis to London to assist her in the publication of her poems. Her literary gifts, intelligence, and piety were a striking example to her English and American audience of the triumph of human capacities over the circumstances of birth. The only hint of injustice found in any of her poems is in the line "Some view our sable race with scornful eye" - it would be almost a hundred years before another black writer would drop the mask of convention and write openly about the African-American experience.

17. Phillis Wheatley To his Honour the LieutenantGovernor, on the Death of his Lady; A Farewel to America; A Rebus by I. B.; An Answer to ditto, by phillis wheatley http://www.uoregon.edu/~rbear/wheatley.html

Return to Renascence Editions Poems Phillis Wheatley Note on the e-text: this Renascence Editions Dedicated to the memory of Patricia Nuckles, MLS. CONTENTS. Preface Copy of a letter sent by the Author's Master to the Publisher To the Publick To M¦cenas On Virtue To the University of Cambridge , in New England To the King's Most Excellent Majesty On being brought from Africa On the Rev. Dr. Sewell On the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield ... On the Death of a young Lady of five Years of Age On the Death of a young Gentleman To a Lady on the Death of her Husband Goliath of Gath Thoughts on the Works of Providence ... To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady An Hymn to the Morning An Hymn to the Evening On Isaiah lxiii. 18 On Recollection ... A Funeral Poem on the Death of an Infant aged twelve Months To Captain H. D. of the 65th Regiment To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth Ode to Neptune To a Lady on her coming to North America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health To a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in a Hurricane in North Carolina To a Lady and her Children,

18. About Phillis Wheatley - Slave Poet Of Colonial America phillis wheatley, an African brought to America as a slave, became a published poet at the age of 18. Read a biography of phillis wheatley and some http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aframerwriters/a/philliswheatley.htm

zGCID=" test0" zGCID=" test0 test4" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') You are here: About Education Women's History Art, Music, Writers, Media ... African American Writers About Phillis Wheatley - Slave Poet of Colonial America Women's History Education Women's History Essentials ... Help Phillis Wheatley (c) 2007 ClipArt.com - adapted with permission Email to a friend Print this Page Submit to Digg Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Biography Phillis Wheatley - Analysis of Her Poetry Phillis Wheatley - Elsewhere on the Web Most Popular Marilyn Monroe Quotes Black History Biographies Biographies of Notable Women Quotations by Notable Women: Index ... Elizabeth Blackwell Phillis Wheatley From Jone Johnson Lewis Your Guide to Women's History FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Slave Poet of Colonial America: a Story of Her Life (about 1753-1754 - December 5 sometimes misspelled as Phyllis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa (probably Senegal) about 1753 or 1754. When she was about eight years old, she was kidnapped and brought to Boston. There, in 1761, John Wheatley bought her for his wife, Susanna, as a personal servant. As was the custom of the time, she was given the Wheatley family's surname. The Wheatley family taught Phillis English and Christianity, and, impressed by her quick learning, they also taught her some Latin, ancient history, mythology and classical literature.

19. Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784 And Margaretta Matilda Odell Memoir And Poems Of Phi Memoir and Poems of phillis wheatley, a Native African and a Slave. Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans. by phillis wheatley, 17531784 and Margaretta http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/wheatley/menu.html

Highlights About Collections Authors ... North American Slave Narratives >> Document Menu Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784 and Margaretta Matilda Odell Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave. Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans. Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light, 1834. Full Text (103 p., ca. 200K) HTML file XML/TEI source file Illustrations Frontispiece Title Page 2nd Title Page Title Page Verso ... List of Illustrations Learn More Phillis Wheatley: The Pioneering Voice of African American Poetry Subjects African American poets Biography. African American women poets Biography. Slaves Biography. Slaves' writings, American. ... Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University Libraries provided the text for the electronic publication of this title. Return to North American Slave Narratives Home Page Return to Documenting the American South Home Page Contact Us FAQ Home UNC University Library ... University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill URL: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/wheatley/menu.html

20. Phillis Wheatley, The First African American Published Book Of Poetry phillis wheatley was only seven or eight years old when she was captured and taken from her home in West Africa. A slave ship brought her to Boston in 1761. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/jb_date.cgi?day=01&month=09

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