"Gates (African-American studies, humanities, Harvard U.) discusses the achievements of Wheatley (1753-84), America's first black poet; Jefferson's harsh critique of her ability in the context of slavery; and her less than stellar reputation among African- Americans. Based on a 2002 Library of Congress lecture."@en
"Gates (African-American studies, humanities, Harvard U.) discusses the achievements of Wheatley (1753-84), America's first black poet; Jefferson's harsh critique of her ability in the context of slavery; and her less than stellar reputation among African- Americans. Based on a 2002 Library of Congress lecture."
"Traces the roles that Wheatley and Jefferson played in the shaping of African-American literary tradition, discussing Wheatley's rise to fame and Jefferson's disputed role as the father of the black freedom struggle."@en
"In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley was the most famous black woman in the West. But Thomas Jefferson, unlike his contemporaries Ben Franklin and George Washington, refused to acknowledge her gifts as a writera repudiation that eventually inspired generations of black writers to build an extraordinary body of literature in their efforts to prove him wrong. In The Trials of Phillis Wheat."@en

"The trials of Phillis Wheatley"
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley"@en
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first blackpoet and her encounters with the founding fathers"
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first black poet and encounters with the founding fathers"
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers"
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers"@en
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers"
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers"@en
"The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers"
"The Trials of Phillis Wheatley America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers"@en