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A Visit from Phillis Wheatley

December 08, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm

A Visit from Phillis Wheatley

In a program originally scheduled for July 7, LWB will welcome Founding Mother Phillis Wheatley, who has been called “the poet laureate of the American Revolution.” An enslaved person, she was also the first published African American poet and writer. After she dedicated a poem to George Washington, the general was impressed enough to visit her in Boston. Phillis died at 31 in poverty in a boarding house with little heat. The world would be less beautiful, less inspired, without Phillis Wheatley. Dr. Daisy Century, also a published author, portrays this talented poet with respect and flair (www.daisycentury.com).


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