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May 20, 2026 | History
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Phillis Wheatley

The first published African-American female poet (Wikipedia).

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first African-American poet (1753–1784)

Born c. 1753
Died 5 December 1784

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Photo of Phillis Wheatley

first African-American poet (1753–1784)

Born c. 1753
Died 5 December 1784

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Poetry African American poets American poetry History African American women poets American Poets Poetry (poetic works by one author) African American authors African Americans American literature Biography Correspondence Classic Literature Confederacy Drama Fiction Literature Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 12 Satanism Union United States Civil War hanging short story American Civil War

Places

United States Alabama England Massachusetts Owl Creek Bridge Andover Barbados China Eastern Europe Florida Fountain of Youth Mallard residence Massachusetts Bay Colony Milford meeting house Salem Salem (Mass.) Soviet Union Africa Missouri New England Saint Louis Saint Louis (Mo.) Salem Village West Africa

People

George Whitefield (1714-1770) Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) Devil Peyton Farquhar Abigail Williams Ann Putnam Arthur Miller (1915-) Betty Parris Brently Mallard Bridget Bishop Colonel Killigrew Dr. Heidegger Elizabeth Elizabeth Proctor Ezekiel Cheever George Herrick George Jacobs Giles Corey God John Hale John Hathorne John Moorhead (1703-1773) John Proctor Josephine Louise Mallard

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 19th century 1861-1865 18th century American Civil War 1692 1861-65 Civil War, 1861-1865 Revolution, 1775-1783 1600s Civil War December carnival

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