https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib en-us 2016-02-04 14:10:00 UTC 2025-10-05 20:04:48 UTC hello@padlet.com courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93187163 Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)

]]> 2016-02-04 14:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93187163 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93191020 Phillis Wheatley was born in Senegal, West Africa.]]> 2016-02-04 14:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93191020 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93191672 She was taken from her home at age 7 and was sent to North America.]]> 2016-02-04 14:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93191672 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93192405 John Wheatley and Susanna Wheatley took her as a slave. They taught her how to read and write. That's how her love of English poetry began.]]> 2016-02-04 14:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93192405 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93193379 At age 13 she published her first poem, " The Reverend and Learned George Whitefield", in 1770.]]> 2016-02-04 14:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93193379 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93194855 In her poems she also includes biblical symbolism. "On Being Brought from Africa to America" addresses that African Americans need to be a part of the Christian community. This poem becomes one of her most famous.]]> 2016-02-04 14:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93194855 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93197003 Phillis Wheatley in her time was one of the most well known poets and being African American gave blacks a huge sense of pride. She also showed that black people can have intelligence and personal opinions. Her huge accomplishments in English literature set boundaries for the African American community and she will always be remembered in history.]]> 2016-02-04 14:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93197003 courtneygl200 https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93350779 2016-02-04 21:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneygl200/oxnpad9b91ib/wish/93350779