Kidnapped from West Africa as a child and brought to Boston, Wheatley became the first African-American woman published in English, using her poetry to navigate freedom, fame, and the politics of her ...

Phillis Wheatley became one of the first published African American poets. This post explores her life as a slave and her time after being emancipated. Respected by everyone from countless historical ...

In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...

Wheatley, who is known as the “mother of African American literature,” will join the company of Booker T. Washington and ...

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American ...

She is believed to be the first enslaved person and first African American to publish a book of poetry. She also forced the US to reckon with slavery's hypocrisy. When the Dartmouth sliced through the ...

Born in Senegal, West Africa, Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped by slave-traders and brought to America when she was about 7 years old. Her birth name has been lost to history, but we know that she ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new ...

The U.S. Postal Service will honor Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, with the 49th Black Heritage ...

January 3, 2026 - The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is honoring Phillis Wheatley—the first published African American poet—with a Black ...