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Phyllis Wheatley: Poet (Junior Black Americans of Achievement)
Phyllis Wheatley Poet - Junior Black Americans of Achievement Author:Victoria Sherrow Phyllis Wheatley was born in West Africa, kidnapped by slave traders and brought to Boston in 1761 to live with a wealthy merchant family, the Wheatleys, as a domestic servant. With the help of the Wheatleys, she had a book of poetry published in London, the second woman in America to accomplish such a feat.