61. Phillis Wheatley Biography - Pictures - Her Poetry - EBooks phillis wheatley biography with pictures and her poetry ~ all collected in theeBook of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. phillis wheatley. http://www.topicsites.com/phillis-wheatley/phillis-wheatley-biography.htm

Phillis Wheatley Biography Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Biography 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. Knowing nothing of the talents she would soon show the world, John Wheatley, a prosperous tailor, and his wife, Susannah, purchased the young girl directly from the ship and named her Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley grew up to be a poet. Her collection, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published on September 1, 1773. How did she become the first African American writer to be published, when most slaves were forbidden to learn to read and write? One day, the Wheatleys saw Phillis writing on a wall with chalk. Rather than punish her, the Wheatleys encouraged her to learn. Their daughter tutored her in reading and writing. Wheatley also studied English literature, Latin, and the Bible, but what she did best was to write poetry. Her first poem was published in the Newport Mercury newspaper in 1767.

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Phillis Wheatley African American Poetry Poems Biography Pictures ... eBooks Phillis Wheatley was the first African American to be published. Her collection, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published on September 1, 1773. A sample poem is shown below: O N V I R T U E. O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach. I cease to wonder, and no more attempt Thine height t' explore, or fathom thy profound. But, O my soul, sink not into despair, Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head. Fain would the heav'n-born soul with her converse, Then seek, then court her for her promis'd bliss. Auspicious queen, thine heav'nly pinions spread, And lead celestial Chastity along; Lo! now her sacred retinue descends, Array'd in glory from the orbs above. Attend me, Virtue, thro' my youthful years! O leave me not to the false joys of time! But guide my steps to endless life and bliss. Greatness

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OCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> African American Journey From Africa to America Ancestry Slave Trade ... Black History Month Wheatley, Phillis (1753?-1784) Phillis Wheatley was the first important black American poet. She was brought to Boston on a slave ship when she was about 8 years old. John Wheatley, a wealthy merchant tailor, bought Phillis as a servant for his wife. The Wheatleys taught Phillis to read and write. She also studied geography, history, and Latin. She began to write poetry when she was about 14. In 1773, she visited England, where her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published that year. Wheatley was deeply religious. Some of her poems expressed her satisfaction at becoming a Christian in American society. She also wrote about more worldly issues, as in "To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth" (1773). In this poem, Wheatley contrasted her status as a slave with the demand of the American Colonies for independence. After returning from England, Wheatley was freed and married John Peters, a free black man. Her reputation as a poet soon declined, and she died virtually unknown. Richard Allen Absalom Jones Crispus Attucks Gabriel Prosser ... Phillis Wheatley h

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Wheatley, Phillis (1753?-1784) Phillis Wheatley was the first important black American poet. She was brought to Boston on a slave ship when she was about 8 years old. John Wheatley, a wealthy merchant tailor, bought Phillis as a servant for his wife. The Wheatleys taught Phillis to read and write. She also studied geography, history, and Latin. She began to write poetry when she was about 14. In 1773, she visited England, where her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published that year. Wheatley was deeply religious. Some of her poems expressed her satisfaction at becoming a Christian in American society. She also wrote about more worldly issues, as in "To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth" (1773). In this poem, Wheatley contrasted her status as a slave with the demand of the American Colonies for independence. After returning from England, Wheatley was freed and married John Peters, a free black man. Her reputation as a poet soon declined, and she died virtually unknown.

67. No. 620: Phillis Wheatley No. 620 phillis wheatley. Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press, 1989.wheatley, P., phillis wheatley (phillis Peters), Poems and Letters (Chas. 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, We whose names are under-written, do assure the world that these poems ... were written by Phillis, a Negro girl, who was but a few years since, brought an uncultivated Barbarian from Africa ...

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Poet Index Poem Index Random Search ... Concordance document.writeln(divStyle) Selected Poetry of Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784) from Representative Poetry On-line Prepared by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present and published by the University of Toronto Press from 1912 to 1967. RPO Edited by Ian Lancashire A UTEL (University of Toronto English Library) Edition Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries Index to poems 'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. (On Being Brought from Africa to America) On Being Brought from Africa to America On Virtue To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister Notes on Life and Works As a child slave, Phillis Wheatley was shipped on the Phillis Africa London Packet Poems took place in Philadelphia two years later. See also The Poems of Phillis Wheatley . Rev. edn. Ed. Julian D. Mason, Jr. 1966; Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. PS 866 W5A17 1989 Robarts Library. For biographical information, see pp. 2-13.

69. Wheatley Biography On phillis wheatley. In 1761 phillis was purchased as a personal slavein Boston by Susannah wheatley, wife of tailor John wheatley. http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/Wheatley/philbio.htm

On Phillis Wheatley Portrait reportedly painted by Scipio Moorhead (S. M.) In 1761 Phillis was purchased as a personal slave in Boston by Susannah Wheatley, wife of tailor John Wheatley. She was evidently around 7 years old at the time. Her only written memory of her birthplace was of her mother performing a ritual of pouring water before the sun as it rose; biographers conjecture she came from Senegal/Gambia and may have been a Fula, a Moslem people who read Arabic script. Very likely she was kidnapped into slavery and brought on a slaving vessel on the Middle Passage. She learned to speak and write English very quickly, taught by Mary Wheatley, the 18 year old daughter of her owner; within 16 months she could read difficult passages in the Bible. At 12 she began studying Latin and English literature, especially the poetry of Alexander Pope, soon translating Ovid into heroic couplets. These would have been remarkable accomplishments for an educated white male boy, and was virtually unheard of for white females. She may well have read Anne Bradstreet's poetry. The Wheatleys appreciated her talents, and showed her off to their friends; many came to visit with this "lively and brilliant conversationalist." She was thoroughly indoctrinated into Puritanism. Phillis's place was designated by her white world, and she was virtually cut off from her own people, but she was definitely still a slave, although a privileged one. Though superior to most in her intellectual and literary accomplishments, she was clearly never their social equal. Perhaps that accounts for her not adopting Pope's major literary characteristicsatirealthough she did adopt his poetic forms and classical allusions. Nevertheless, modern feminist critics have pointed out her subtle and hidden critical messages (which would have had to have been well hidden, so as not to offend the white benefactors upon whom she had to depend).

70. From Revolution To Reconstruction: Outlines: Outline Of American Literature: Dem An Outline of American Literature. by Kathryn VanSpanckeren. Democratic Originsand Revolutionary Writers, 17761820 phillis wheatley (c. 1753-1784). http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/wheatley.htm

FRtR Outlines American Literature Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820 > Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) An Outline of American Literature by Kathryn VanSpanckeren Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820: Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) Index Given the hardships of life in early America, it is ironic that some of the best poetry of the period was written by an exceptional slave woman. The first African-American author of importance in the United States, Phyllis Wheatley was born in Africa and brought to Boston, Massachusetts, when she was about seven, where she was purchased by the pious and wealthy tailor John Wheatley to be a companion for his wife. The Wheatleys recognized Phillis's remarkable intelligence and, with the help of their daughter, Mary, Phillis learned to read and write. Wheatley's poetic themes are religious, and her style, like that of Philip Freneau, is neoclassical. Among her best-known poems are "To S.M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works," a poem of praise and encouragement for another talented black, and a short poem showing her strong religious sensitivity filtered through her experience of Christian conversion. This poem unsettles some contemporary critics whites because they find it conventional, and blacks because the poem does not protest the immorality of slavery. Yet the work is a sincere expression; it confronts white racism and asserts spiritual equality. Indeed, Wheatley was the first to address such issues confidently in verse, as in "On Being Brought from Africa to America":

71. Boundary For Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Elementary Schools Boundaries. wheatley, phillis ELEMENTARY — PK6 1801 NW1 Place Miami, FL 33136 ACCESS Center 4. Attendance Zone Established 1992-93. http://www.dadeschools.net/boundaries/Elementary/wheatleypelwm.html

WHEATLEY, PHILLIS ELEMENTARY 1801 N.W. 1 Place Miami, FL 33136 ACCESS Center 4 Attendance Zone Established 1992-93 Begin at North-South Expressway (I-95) and NW 16 Street East to NW 3 Avenue North to NW 20 Street East to Miami Avenue North to NW 27 Street East to Biscayne Bay South to Government Cut and Dodge Island Encompass all of Dodge Island Northwest to NE 9 Street West to NW 2 Avenue North to NW 13 Street West to North-South Expressway (I-95) North to NW 16 Street, point of beginning. E-mail Questions and Comments

72. Phillis Wheatley An Eighteenth Century Woman phillis wheatley (17531784). phillis wheatleywas the first African - American to become a published poet. 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:

73. The My Hero Project - Phillis Wheatley POET HERO phillis wheatley. Educated and encouraged in her writing by Susannahwheatley, phillis wheatley published her first poem in 1770, at age 17. http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=p_wheatley

74. The My Hero Project - Phillis Wheatleyp_wheatley POET HERO phillis wheatley. Educated and encouraged in her writing by Susannahwheatley, phillis wheatley published her first poem in 1770, at age 17. http://myhero.com/myhero/heroprint.asp?hero=p_wheatley

75. Who Was Phillis Wheatley? Find out who phillis wheatley was and what great accomplishment sheachieved in her life. Who was phillis wheatley? Find out who http://ctct.essortment.com/whowasphillis_rfwf.htm

Who was Phillis Wheatley? Find out who Phillis Wheatley was and what great accomplishment she achieved in her life. Phillis Wheatley was a remarkable Afro-American woman who began her life in 1753 in Senegal, Africa. Before she was even ten years old, she was stolen from her parents and sold into slavery. She was frail and sickly and not strong child, but sold just the same. Fortunately for her, though, she was bought by a well-to-do couple by the name of John and Susanna Wheatley of Massachusetts. Phillis was supposed to be Susanna's personal maid. It was not too long before Susanna Wheatley realized that the black slave girl was intelligent and could learn quickly. So, she allowed one of her children, a daughter named Mary, to tutor Phillis. She not only quickly learned English, but also Latin too. Their reading sessions also included the Bible too. bodyOffer(27887) Good fortune smiled again on Phillis Wheatley when her owners, who treated her more like family than the slave that she was, gave her only light chores to do. They instead encouraged Phillis to use her free time to study and write poetry. And study and write she did. Phillis ended up acquiring a higher level of education than some white men did in those times. Finally, her first published poem titled, "On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin" appeared in the Newport Mercury Newspaper in 1767 when Phillis was just fourteen years old. That would have been quite a feat for any teenager to achieve, but was especially a monumental honor for a black slave girl to achieve.

76. Phillis Wheatley - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia phillis wheatley A Life of Triumph Over Obstacles Brown phillis wheatley A Life of Triumph Over Obstacles Omofolabo Ajayi. phillis wheatleypassed into eternity of December 5, 1784. She was about 31 years old. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillis_Wheatley

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Page history ... Printable version Not logged in Log in Help Phillis Wheatley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Phillis Wheatley December 5 ), also spelled Phylis Wheatley , was born in Senegal in Africa, but was captured and sold into slavery at a young age. Around 1760 she was purchased by the Wheately 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 she wrote a poetic tribute on the death of the calvinist George Whitefield that received widespread acclaim in Boston. In 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

77. Phillis Wheatley The Schomberg Center / NYPL. phillis wheatley (c.17531784). Read therest of wheatley s Biographical Sketch from Media House International http://authors.aalbc.com/phyllis.htm

Up More Authors Children Book Authors Cartoonists ... The Schomberg Center / NYPL Phillis Wheatley (c.1753-1784) Read the rest of Wheatley's Biographical Sketch from Media House International at: http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0214_Phillis_Wheatley.html 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. Phillis Wheatley received her freedom and married a free black man in 1778 but, despite her skills, was never able to support her family. Although she died in complete poverty, subsequent generations would pick up where she left off. Wheatley was the first black writer of consequence in America; and her life was an inspiring example to future generations of African-Americans. In the 1830s, abolitionists reprinted her poetry and the powerful ideas contained in her deeply moving verse stood against the institution of slavery. To the students at the University of Cambridge in New England (Harvard), she wrote:

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Back to Dr. E's American Lit. I Syllabus Phyllis Wheatley Often regarded as our first African-American writer, Phyllis Wheatley's poems garnered her the acquaintance and respect of such luminaries as Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock as well as letters of appreciation from George Washington. Her neoclassical works treat a number of significant themes, including politics, religion, nature, and her own slavery. Some Internet Resources: Phillis Wheatley - Phillis Wheatley. by: Kelly. Phillis Wheatley was a famous poet. When she was around 17 she published her first book. After that she met with George... http://www.sped.ukans.edu/~scottk/qr/patriots/wheatley.html Phillis Wheatley - 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.. http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/american/wheatley.html Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism - 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. http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0214_Phillis_Wheatley.html

79. Liberty's Kids . Archive . Phillis Wheatley | PBS Kids Back to the Who. WHO phillis wheatley. 1753 1784. She was kidnappedfrom Africa at age seven and sold at a slave auction to a Boston http://pbskids.org/libertyskids/arch_who_pwheatley.html

WHO: PHILLIS WHEATLEY She was kidnapped from Africa at age seven and sold at a slave auction to a Boston family who treated her as a family member. She quickly learned English, then Greek and Latin and came to know the Bible well. Her poem on the death of the Reverend George Whitefield brought her fame and an invitation from the Countess Selina of Huntington to come to London for assistance in publishing her poems. Her book of poems, "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" was published in 1773. It was the first volume of poetry to be published by an African American. Phillis received her freedom and married in 1778, but despite her skills, was unable to support her family. She died at the young age of 31. Boston BEHIND THE SCENES LIBERTY ARCHIVE E-CARDS ... HELP Funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through funds from the U.S. Department of Education.

80. Phillis Wheatley - The Academy Of American Poets phillis wheatley The Academy of American Poets presents biographies, photographs,selected poems, and links as part of its online poetry exhibits. http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=444

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