The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

232 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Based on fifteen years of archival research, The Age of Phillis, by a...

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Moods

emotional 93%
reflective 80%
informative 66%
challenging 60%
sad 33%
inspiring 26%
dark 20%
hopeful 20%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 35%
fast 14%

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4.49

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