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Phillis Wheatley was a slave but some people freed her and so she one writes a lot of poems.

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Who was phillis wheatleys friends?

Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Lloyd, and Pherrel were some of Phillis Wheatley's Closest friends!


Where and when was Phillis Wheatley born in?

Poet Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston, Massachusetts, on a slave ship in 1761 and was purchased by John Wheatley as a personal servant to his wife. The Wheatleys educated Phillis and she soon mastered Latin and Greek, going on to write highly acclaimed poetry


Who taught Phillis Wheatley to read?

Mary wheatley tought phillis how to read.( Mary is phillis's daughter.)


Where is phillis wheatleys grave marked grave at?

Scholars are still debating this. While some sources say she was buried at Boston's Granary Burying Ground, near where her former owner John Wheatley was buried, and others say she was buried in Copps Hill Buying Ground, the Boston Women's History Trail and several other Boston historical sites note that she died in poverty and was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Boston.


How many years did Phillis Wheatley have her kids for?

Phillis Wheatley was born in 1753. She was a young child when she was taken from her family in Africa with about 80 other captured people on a slave ship. The slave ship came to Boston, Massachusetts in 1761 and a man named John Wheatley bought Phillis. When Phillis was fourteen she started to write poems. She became famous for her poetry. People from other colonies came to meet the poet. In 1773, Phillis had a chance to go to England. She was not even 20 years old. She was able to get her poems published. It was the first book ever published by a black person from North America. When Phillis came back to America, Boston was caught up in the Revolutionary War. Phillis wrote a poem about George Washington and sent it to him. General Washington wrote back to her and thought she was very talented. But Phillis did not have an easy life. She was sick a lot and died when she was only 31 years old.