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Did Phillis Wheatley get freed

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She was born in Africa and brought over at age 7 as a slave. Phillis Wheatley was educated by the Wheatley family to learn English, Latin, and Greek. She published her first poem in 1767. When John Wheatley died, she was emancipated.

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Yes she was a slave at the age of 7 years of age.

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Yes, she was a free slave after years of being a slave.

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No because Susannah Wheatley bought her

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