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A quotation from Phyllis Wheatley

In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance.

Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) African-American poet, manumitted (1773) enslaved person [also "Phillis" and/or "Wheatly"]
Letter (1774-02-11) to Samson Occom

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Wheatley, Phyllis - Letter (1774-02-11) to Samson Occom | WIST Quotations

In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance. Regarding slavery. First printed in the Connecticut Gazette (1774-03-11) through Rev. Occom, her longtime friend.

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Phillis Wheatley. La primera poeta afroamericana
A los siete años fue robada de su tribu y vendida a traficantes. Esclava hasta los 20 años. A los trece ya escribía poemas, siendo sirvienta doméstica en la familia Wheatley, donde le enseñaron a leer y escribir i
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Phillis Wheatley. La primera poeta afroamericana

A los siete años fue robada de su poblado y vendida a traficantes. Esclava hasta los 20 años. A los trece ya escribía poemas, siendo sirvienta doméstica en la familia Wheatley, donde le enseñaron a leer y escribir inglés, y a saber del cristianismo. Estudió griego y latín. En 1773 al publicar su primer libro, Phillis Wheatley pudo comprar su libertad.

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World History EncyclopediaApr 3, 2025
Although Phillis Wheatley's poetry found an audience upon publication, it was not well received by everyone and some, notably Thomas Jefferson (l. 1743-1826), dismissed her work entirely as "mimicry" since, according to the prevailing understanding of the time, Blacks were incapable of the "higher thought" that was necessary in writing poetry. #History #ThomasJefferson #PhillisWheatley #Abolitionism #AmericanLiterature #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2684-en/
Poems of Phillis Wheatley and Jefferson's Criticism

Although Phillis Wheatley's poetry found an audience upon publication, it was not well received by everyone and some, notably Thomas Jefferson (l. 1743-1826), dismissed her work entirely as

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World History EncyclopediaMar 31, 2025
Phillis Wheatley (l. c. 1753-1784) was the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry and become recognized as a poet, overcoming the prevailing understanding of the time that a Black person was incapable of writing, much less writing poetry and, further, that an enslaved person, considered property, could do so. #History #PhillisWheatley #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-23040-en/
Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley (l. c. 1753-1784) was the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry and become recognized as a poet, overcoming the prevailing understanding of the time that a Black...

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MaiakowskaDec 5, 2024

Phillis Wheatley, Lettre à Arbour Tanner, 19 juillet 1772, encre sur papier.

La poétesse africaine-américaine Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) est morte il y a tout juste 240 ans. Elle avait été capturée dans son pays natal en 1761 pour être vendue à John Wheatley, riche marchand de la ville de Boston, qui en avait fait la servante de son épouse Susannah.

source : https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=773

texte : https://anotepad.com/note/read/8tshxqf4

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MHS Collections Online: Letter from Phillis Wheatley to Obour Tanner, 19 July 1772

Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections Online: Letter from Phillis Wheatley to Obour Tanner, 19 July 1772

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Meredith Bergmann, Boston Women's Memorial : Phyllis Wheatley (2003), bronze et granite, Boston / MA (USA).

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Ian HuntDec 29, 2023
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Forrest TanakaDec 17, 2023

The story of #PhillisWheatley who was the first person of African descent in the American colonies to write and publish a book of poetry.

A shipment of her books was on the Dartmouth, that also carried tea that the Sons of Liberty would dump into Boston Harbor. As they were careful not to damage anything but the tea, Wheatley’s books were saved and eventually sold in the colonies.

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https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230220-phillis-wheatley-the-unsung-black-poet-who-shaped-the-us

Phillis Wheatley: The unsung Black poet who shaped the US

She is believed to be the first enslaved person and first African American to publish a book of poetry. She also forced the US to reckon with slavery's hypocrisy.

BBC