Research Paper On Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley, African-American poetess, was born in Gambia, West Africa, (Now known as Senegal,) on May 8th, 1753. At age 8, she was kidnapped and enslaved. However, slave traders thought she was too young for the grueling slavery of the West Indies. She was then brought to Boston on a slave ship. She was bought by Susanna and John Wheatley and worked as a maid. She was very intelligent and was taken under Susanna's wing and, unlike most slaves, was taught to read and write. She received many classes including theology, English, Greek and Latin. At age 12, she could read many difficult passages of the Bible.
At age 20, in September 1773, she published her first book of poetry. One poem was called His Excellency General Washington. She