Poet Phillis Wheatley

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Phillis Wheatley

Living place: Senegal

Birthday: 8-5-1753

Global rank: #17158

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Who is Poet Phillis Wheatley?
The first African-American woman to become a published writer, she became known for her 1773 collection, "Poetry on Different Subjects, Religion and Morals." Personal Poems Her popularity includes "Day of Fantasy" and "atheism." Many find it hard to believe that she wrote the poems attributed to her, and she must protect her authorship. himself in court.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She traveled from her native West Africa to Massachusetts on a slave ship in 1761. She was sold to a family who taught her how to read and write and actively encouraged the apparent literary talent. her nature. She was finally liberated by her former owners, the Wheatleys, in 1778.

Family life info

She married fellow liberated slave, John Peters, in 1778. The couple suffered greatly from poverty and apartheid, and only hours after Wheatley's death at the age of thirty One day, her infant son also died. She raised two other children.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Phillis Wheatley?
Frederick Douglass was a former slave and famous author.

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When was Poet Phillis Wheatley born?
Phillis Wheatley was born in 8-5-1753, death year is , at the age of 271.
Where is Poet Phillis Wheatley's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Phillis Wheatley was born in . is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Phillis Wheatley's global rank is 17158 and whose rank is 15 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1753 and 8-5

Birthday Phillis Wheatley (8-5) in history

  • Day 8-5 year 1794: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was beheaded during the Reign of Terror.
  • Day 8-5 year 1877: The first Westminister Dog Show was held.
  • Day 8-5 year 1902: Mount Pelee on Martinique erupted, destroying the town of St. Pierre, and killing 40,000 people.
  • Day 8-5 year 1945: V-E Day marks the European victory of the Allies in World War II.
  • Day 8-5 year 1973: The 10-week Wounded Knee occupation ended when members of the American Indian Movement surrendered.
  • Day 8-5 year 1978: David Berkowitz, a.k.a. the “Son of Sam,” plead guilty to killing six people in New York City.
  • Day 8-5 year 1999: The Citadel in South Carolina graduated its first female cadet, Nancy Mace.
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