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Phillis Wheatley
(ca. 1753-1784)
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American author to publish a book of poetry--and, as an enslaved woman, she staked her claim to authorship in a courtroom in Boston.
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Phillis Wheatley was the first African American author to publish a book of poetry--and, as an enslaved woman, she staked her claim to authorship in a courtroom in Boston.