Phillis Wheatley: First Published African-American Poet (Spirit of America: Our People)

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first-ever African-American poet to have her works published, Phillis Wheatley. A biography of an enslaved African woman who became the first African-American poet to be published The Wheatleys' wonder child Poems on various subjects Years of sorrow Phillis Wheatley's legacy.