Poems on Various Subjects by Phillis Wheatley
(London, l773) marked the first volume of poetry published by an African-American.
Phillis Wheatley was born into slavery but because of her precocity was
given every advantage by her white owners. A trip to London resulted in
Phillis Wheatley's publication of this work under the patronage of the
Countess of Huntingdon.
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