Phillis Wheatley The wise man Albert Einstein once said, “The woman who follows the crowd usually goes no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” In other words, being a follower limits your path to that of the ones you follow, but going by yourself allows you to choose your own route, with which the possibilities may be endless. Being the first published African American female poet, Phillis Wheatley walked alone. It brought
professor, spoke on behalf of the African American poet, Phillis Wheatley, about her trials and the racial bias she had to endure her whole life which continued even after her death. These trials created an essential question: Should the reading of literature be free of racial bias? On July 11 of 1761, Phillis came to Boston from her mother land. Bought by slave owner John Wheatley and was taught how to read and write from his daughter Mary. “Phillis spoke no English, and Mary apparently with her mother’s
Phillis Wheatley In 1761, John Wheatley, as a personal servant to his wife Susannah, purchased Phillis Wheatley as a slave at the age of 8. Phillis was the named after the ship that brought her over to America as her last name is adopted from the family. The Wheatley’s educated Phillis, teaching her English, Theology, Greek, Latin, and soon she began writing poetry. Her first published poem was at the age of 12. Phillis Wheatley life was abnormal, for during her time, African Americans were discouraged