The trials of Phillis Wheatley
By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher: BasicCivitas Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784; Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography; Women slaves -- United States -- Biography; African American poets -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Gates (African-American studies, humanities, Harvard U.) discusses the achievements of Wheatley (1753-84), America's first black poet; Jefferson's harsh critique of her ability in the context of slavery; and her less than stellar reputation among African- Americans. Based on a 2002 Library of Congress lecture.