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Phillis Wheatley statue in Back Bay, Boston
Born – 1753, Senegambia Africa
Died – December 5, 1784, Boston MA
She was the first published American poet. This shows a detail of her statue at the Boston Women’s Memorial in the Back Bay on Commonwealth Avenue.
Three of her poems:
» On Being Brought from Africa to America
2008 photo above of statue in Boston's Back Bay made available by Wikimedia Commons at this page.
Phillis Wheatley statue in Back Bay, Boston
Born – 1753, Senegambia Africa
Died – December 5, 1784, Boston MA
She was the first published American poet. This shows a detail of her statue at the Boston Women’s Memorial in the Back Bay on Commonwealth Avenue.
Three of her poems:
» On Being Brought from Africa to America
2008 photo above of statue in Boston's Back Bay made available by Wikimedia Commons at this page.