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Dec 1, 2025 · Phillis Wheatley was the first Black woman to become a poet of note in the United States. She is best known today for her poem ‘On Being Brought from Africa to America’ (1768).

On a 1773 trip to London with the Wheatleys' son, seeking publication of her work, Wheatley met prominent people who became her patrons. The publication in London of her Poems on Various …

10 hours ago · In 1761, Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans Greek.

Her first name Phillis was derived from the ship that brought her to America, “the Phillis.” The Wheatley family educated her and within sixteen months of her arrival in America she could read the Bible, …

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 Heritage series.

5 days ago · On Jan. 29 in Boston, Mass., the United States Postal Service honors Phillis Wheatley, the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book, with a commemorative …

Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America.

Phillis Wheatley earned acclaim as a Black poet, and historians recognize her as one of the first Black and enslaved persons in the United States to publish a book of poems. Born in West Africa, …