Phillis Wheatley's Story
- Episode aired Jul 1, 2019
Historian and poet discuss the life of the poet Phillis Wheatley. Although her poetry on the themes of freedom and oppression brought her international fame, she nevertheless spent most of h... Read allHistorian and poet discuss the life of the poet Phillis Wheatley. Although her poetry on the themes of freedom and oppression brought her international fame, she nevertheless spent most of her life enslaved to the Wheatley family.Historian and poet discuss the life of the poet Phillis Wheatley. Although her poetry on the themes of freedom and oppression brought her international fame, she nevertheless spent most of her life enslaved to the Wheatley family.