Liberty and Peace E-book
Author: Phillis Wheatley
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Wheatley, Phillis (1753-1784) - African-born American poet, she was the
first African-American woman writer. Bought as a slave by a merchant, she
demonstrated unusual intelligence as a youth and was given an education. Her
poems, well-received at home and abroad, were praised by George Washington.
Liberty and Peace (1784) - First published as a four-page pamphlet. Opening
lines: Lo! Freedom comes. Th' prescient muse foretold, / All eyes th'
accomplish'd Prophecy behold: ...
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