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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age seven, and bought by a wealthy Massachusetts family who taught her to read and write. Her extraordinary literary gifts led to the publication of her "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," and to her eventual emancipation by her owners. Although some of the poems demonstrate an apparent acceptance of the racist values of the white slave-owning classes (which viewed Africans as savage), Wheatley's considerable talents simultaneously contradicted th...
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Episodes
1 - Preface/To the Reader 02.01.2026 4:55
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2 - Poems 1-10 01.01.2026 20:41
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3 - Poems 11-14 31.12.2025 25:05
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4 - Poems 15-22 30.12.2025 17:13
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5 - Poems 23-33 29.12.2025 34:10
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6 - Poems 34-38 28.12.2025 10:03
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