
Phillis Wheatley
About this book
Provides a close-up look at this young African woman who became a celebrated poet of her time, writing elegies, or tributes to people she admired, as well as poems that used the themes of America's struggle for independence.
Subjects
PoetsAfrican American poetsJuvenile literatureColonial periodAmerican PoetsAfrican AmericansBiographyWomenWheatley, phillis, 1753-1784Wheatley, phillis, 1753-1784, juvenile literature