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“She loved Words”
   Phillis Wheatley was the first black woman in
    America to publish a book. She had an
    extraordinary literary talent. She especially
    was a great poetry writer. It was said that
    “She loved words”.
1761 - Slave
                                                         1772- Phillis’s            1775 – Writes A
                                traders capture
1754 - Phillis Wheatley is                                first book is             poem honoring
                                Phillis Wheatley
 born in Senegal, Africa.                                 published in              General George
                                and ship her to
                                                             England                 Washington.
                                     Boston.




                      1778 – Phillis         1778 – Phillis
                                                                   1784 – Phillis
                        is set free          Marries John
                                                                   dies at age 31
                      from slavery              Peters




             Phillis
The boat upon
which Phillis
Wheatley was
brought from
Africa to
America in
1761.
Today we will
 welcome Phillis
   Wheatley, an
    American
    hero, and
  interview her.



Hello. My name
    is Phillis
Wheatley and I
  was the first
black woman in
  America to
publish a book.
The sign for the slave
                                   auction at which
                                   Phillis was sold.

Interviewer: Tell us, Ms. Phillis, how did you come to
  America?

Phillis Wheatley: Well, in 1761, when I was about seven, slave
  traders captured me and put me on the ship “Phillis”. I
  sailed to Boston where Susanna and John Wheatley bought
  me as a slave. They named me “Phillis”, after the boat.

In: How did you come to be such a great poet under the
  burden of slavery?

PW: I have to say I do owe Mary Wheatley, Susanna
 Wheatley’s daughter, much of my success. She taught me
 how to read and write. Besides, I was only given light tasks
 as a slave.
The Old South
                           Church in Boston

In: What else about your childhood
 can you share with us?

PW: I can recall studying geography, Latin, Greek
 mythology, science, and poetry. My favorite
 subject was definitely poetry. I remember that I
 loved poetry so much that Susanna would put a
 piece of paper and a quill pen next to my bed
 when I went to sleep, should any ideas come to
 my mind. As I was learning how to read and
 write, I got interested in the bible and I read it
 with great eagerness. Susanna saw this, and she
 brought me to the Old South Church where I was
 baptized as a Christian.
Phillis’s first book


In: Was it hard work to publish your
 first book?

PW: Oh yes indeed, but it paid. First, people didn’t
 believe that a slave and woman could write poetry, so
 a council was organized to decide whether or not I
 wrote the poetry in my book. Fortunately, the people
 at the council finally decided that I had written it, but
 another obstacle lay in my way. You see, to be able to
 publish a book, you have to have a certain amount of
 subscribers. Well, not enough people in the colonies
 subscribed for my book, so Susanna tried to sell it in
 England. It was a success! Later, I tried to sell another
 book, but it failed to sell from a lack of subscribers.
In: Did you fight against slavery?

PW: Yes. Using my style of poetry, I tried to
 persuade people that Afro Americans are as
 much capable of doing things as white men.
Phillis’s letter to
                      George Washington

In: Did you only write poetry?

PW: No, I also wrote letters to important people such as
 the Earl of Dartmouth, King George’s secretary, and
 even George Washington! George Washington liked
 my poem and letter so much that he invited me over
 to meet him!

In: Tell us about your late life.

PW: I married the wonderful John Peters, and we had 3
 children. Sadly, all of them died.

In: Well, thank you for sharing with us, Ms. Wheatley.
  That’s all for today!
The statue
   made in
Phillis’s honor




                                  The
                                 school
                                 named
                                  after
                    The boat     Phillis
                   Phillis was
                  named after
Her Poem “Farwell
                                               Her Poem “Hymn
                            to America”         to the Evening”
 Her Poem “Farwell to        continued.
                                               Soon as the sun
       America:                                forsook the
                         Not unregarding,      eastern main
Susanna mourns, nor      can I see             The pealing
can I bear               Her soul with grief   thunder shook
                         opprest               the heav’nly plain
To see the crystal                             Majestic
show’r                   But let no sighs,     grandeur! From
And mark the tender      no groans for me      the zephyr's
falling tear             Steal from her        wing,
                                               Exhales the
At sad departures hour   pensive breast        incense of the
                                               blooming spring
Phillis wheatley

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Phillis wheatley

  • 2. Phillis Wheatley was the first black woman in America to publish a book. She had an extraordinary literary talent. She especially was a great poetry writer. It was said that “She loved words”.
  • 3. 1761 - Slave 1772- Phillis’s 1775 – Writes A traders capture 1754 - Phillis Wheatley is first book is poem honoring Phillis Wheatley born in Senegal, Africa. published in General George and ship her to England Washington. Boston. 1778 – Phillis 1778 – Phillis 1784 – Phillis is set free Marries John dies at age 31 from slavery Peters Phillis
  • 4. The boat upon which Phillis Wheatley was brought from Africa to America in 1761.
  • 5. Today we will welcome Phillis Wheatley, an American hero, and interview her. Hello. My name is Phillis Wheatley and I was the first black woman in America to publish a book.
  • 6. The sign for the slave auction at which Phillis was sold. Interviewer: Tell us, Ms. Phillis, how did you come to America? Phillis Wheatley: Well, in 1761, when I was about seven, slave traders captured me and put me on the ship “Phillis”. I sailed to Boston where Susanna and John Wheatley bought me as a slave. They named me “Phillis”, after the boat. In: How did you come to be such a great poet under the burden of slavery? PW: I have to say I do owe Mary Wheatley, Susanna Wheatley’s daughter, much of my success. She taught me how to read and write. Besides, I was only given light tasks as a slave.
  • 7. The Old South Church in Boston In: What else about your childhood can you share with us? PW: I can recall studying geography, Latin, Greek mythology, science, and poetry. My favorite subject was definitely poetry. I remember that I loved poetry so much that Susanna would put a piece of paper and a quill pen next to my bed when I went to sleep, should any ideas come to my mind. As I was learning how to read and write, I got interested in the bible and I read it with great eagerness. Susanna saw this, and she brought me to the Old South Church where I was baptized as a Christian.
  • 8. Phillis’s first book In: Was it hard work to publish your first book? PW: Oh yes indeed, but it paid. First, people didn’t believe that a slave and woman could write poetry, so a council was organized to decide whether or not I wrote the poetry in my book. Fortunately, the people at the council finally decided that I had written it, but another obstacle lay in my way. You see, to be able to publish a book, you have to have a certain amount of subscribers. Well, not enough people in the colonies subscribed for my book, so Susanna tried to sell it in England. It was a success! Later, I tried to sell another book, but it failed to sell from a lack of subscribers.
  • 9. In: Did you fight against slavery? PW: Yes. Using my style of poetry, I tried to persuade people that Afro Americans are as much capable of doing things as white men.
  • 10. Phillis’s letter to George Washington In: Did you only write poetry? PW: No, I also wrote letters to important people such as the Earl of Dartmouth, King George’s secretary, and even George Washington! George Washington liked my poem and letter so much that he invited me over to meet him! In: Tell us about your late life. PW: I married the wonderful John Peters, and we had 3 children. Sadly, all of them died. In: Well, thank you for sharing with us, Ms. Wheatley. That’s all for today!
  • 11. The statue made in Phillis’s honor The school named after The boat Phillis Phillis was named after
  • 12. Her Poem “Farwell Her Poem “Hymn to America” to the Evening” Her Poem “Farwell to continued. Soon as the sun America: forsook the Not unregarding, eastern main Susanna mourns, nor can I see The pealing can I bear Her soul with grief thunder shook opprest the heav’nly plain To see the crystal Majestic show’r But let no sighs, grandeur! From And mark the tender no groans for me the zephyr's falling tear Steal from her wing, Exhales the At sad departures hour pensive breast incense of the blooming spring