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Text: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Author: Phillis Wheatley Genre: Poetry Year: 1773 Author?s Bio: Born in West Africa, brought to America. While enslaved, she was taught to read and write, and educated in the classics and Christianity. She was the first African American to publish a book. She traveled to England to publish the first book, and was very well-received. She was emancipated at age 20. She eventually married a free black man, but without the support of the Wheatley?s, she and her husband had little financial success and had descended into poverty by the end of Phillis? life. Context for work:

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