Phillis Wheatley - Christian Biographies for Young Readers

No one could have imagined that the frail, seven-year-old slave girl who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1761 would become the first published African American, achieving fame for her poetry in both America and England. Upon her arrival, Phillis quickly learned to read the Bible and other classic literature, publishing her first poem in 1767 when she was thirteen and a book of poetry in 1773. Her poetry encouraged freedom for all people, and she proved to a doubting generation that intelligence and creativity are not limited to a particular race.

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781601788337

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Simonetta Car was born in Italy and has lived and worked in different cultures. A former elementary school teacher, she has home-schooled her eight children for many years. She has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and has translated t

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“Phillis Wheatley is the quintessential persona non-grata of African American history. The powers that be, in her day could not believe the beautiful, eloquent poems ascribed to her could emanate from someone so young, so female and so black. Later generations of black activists and intellectuals failed to appreciate her theological underpinnings that included an understanding of God’s sovereignty and divine providence, even in relation to the atrocious and sinful institution of slavery. I am eternally grateful to Simonetta Carr for bringing the complex story of this prodigious and profound poet to the consciousness of a new generation of young readers.” Ken Jones, pastor of Glendale Missionary Baptist Church, Miami, Florida and co-host of “The White Horse Inn”