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Noun

1. phillis wheatley, wheatley

American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)

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Wheatley

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Phillis1753?-84; Am. poet, born in Africa & brought to America as a slave

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Wheatley

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African-born American poet considered the first widely recognized black writer in America. Her works include Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773).

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