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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
129 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0465018505
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Language: English
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In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley w...
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
129 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0465018505
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley w...