https://padlet.com/michelleabdy1808/o6emjb97e7fw8t8d Reading Homework en-us 2025-09-18 16:37:25 UTC 2025-09-18 16:55:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://elvis.padletcdn.com/1/fetch/e_in/pixabay.com/get/gc540ce0ba2975ea5eb6f7233434a74fc986edd1df625b4ff46243fd5a11b4a8b2e89ac9054ebee7287b3ce904536f93b.jpg michelleabdy1808 https://padlet.com/michelleabdy1808/o6emjb97e7fw8t8d/wish/3592387444  Phillis Wheatley Peters is broadly recognized as the first African American woman and only the third American woman to publish a book of poems. Her works continues to be studied by historians, and her legacy has inspired generations of writers. Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by enslavers and brought to America in 1761. Upon arrival, she was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first name Phillis was derived from the ship that brought her to America, “the Phillis.”

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