
Born in West Africa around 1753, a young girl was forced onto a ship named the P…
Born in West Africa around 1753, a young girl was forced onto a ship named the Phillis. In Boston, she was purchased by the Wheatley family — and thus became Phillis Wheatley. Something extraordinary unfolded in their household. By the age of thirteen, Phillis was writing poetry in English, a language she had only recently […]