On this day, poet Phillis Wheatley—born into slavery in 1754—was freed, and her first book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published. Wheatley’s work was widely acclaimed in both the United States and England, making her the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry and a prominent figure in literary and abolitionist circles.
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