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

The U.S. Postal Service honors Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author to publish a book, with the 49th Black Heritage stamp.

The Boston poet has long been recognized as the first person of African descent in North America to publish a book.

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 ...

Phillis Wheatley-Peters was kidnapped as a child from West Africa and sold into slavery in Boston. Despite systemic ...

The dramatic play “Phillis in Boston” centers around the events set on the same ship of the Boston Tea Party, when Phillis Wheatley returns to Boston with her first published books of poetry. Written ...

Phillis Wheatley was a well-known poet and literary sensation during the 18th century. Born in May 1753, she was kidnapped from Gambia, West Africa at about the age of 7 and brought to Boston, ...

From the AJC Sepia Archives, this article was originally published on Feb. 13, 2017. On Jan. 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb ...

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 ...

NOW WE TURN TO THE THEATER WHERE A PROLIFIC FIGURE IN EARLY US HISTORY IS THE FOCUS OF A NEW PLAY. PHILLIS WHEATLEY WAS AN ENSLAVED PERSON IN ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN POETS IN. PRE 19TH CENTURY AMERICA.

The Phillis Wheatley Association is approaching its 99th birthday in 2018 with a new partner, new programs and new plans for a building makeover. Construction has started at its lower building. The ...

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 ...