Title The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first Black poet and her encounters with the founding fathers / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Publication Info.	New York : Basic Civitas Books, [2003]
	©2003

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
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Description	xi, 129 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-121) and index.
Summary	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.
Subject	Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.
	Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.
	Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography.
	Enslaved women -- United States -- Biography.
	Enslaved women.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Subject	African American poets -- Biography.
	African American poets.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
ISBN	0465027296