birth_date: 1753-01-01 00:00:00
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name: Phillis Wheatley
about: Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5 1784?) was the first professional African American poet and the first African-American woman whose writings were published. Born in Gambia Senegal she was 
death_date: 1784-12-05 00:00:00