Phillis wheatley 1753-1784
by Maddy
Early life
Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped from Africa at age 7 and was sold at a slave auction to a Boston family who treated her as a family member. See quickly learned English,then Greek and Latin and came to know the bible well.
grown life as slave
She made books of poems. "Poems on various subjects, religious and moral" was published in 1773. It was the first volume of poetry to be published by an African american!
late life
Phillis received her freedom and married in 1778, but her skills were unable to support her family. She died at the young age of 31.