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Are you familiar with Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman to have a published book of poetry, a celebrity of her day and in the literary circles of George Washington, Ben Franklin, and other Revolutionary Era juggernauts? Did you know this was made remarkable because she was enslaved when she gained this distinction?
By Danielle Hicks, English Classroom Architect4.2
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Are you familiar with Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman to have a published book of poetry, a celebrity of her day and in the literary circles of George Washington, Ben Franklin, and other Revolutionary Era juggernauts? Did you know this was made remarkable because she was enslaved when she gained this distinction?

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