In Search of Phillis Wheatley

History / Heritage - Lecture/Discussion

Friday, September 28, 2012
7:00 PM-9:00 PM

American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
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Phillis Wheatley is now widely recognized as the mother of African-American literature. She rose from the indignity of enslavement to earn international celebrity, only to die in obscurity and poverty. Vincent Caretta will discuss his recent biography, Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage and how, despite Wheatley's contemporaneous fame and subsequent reputation, the many mysteries surrounding her life made a biography of her seemingly impossible until 250 years after she left Africa.

Public Woo Card: 2 Woo Points
College Woo Card: 2 Woo Points

Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College, High School

Website: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/publiclec.htm
E-mail: library@mwa.org
Phone: 508-755-5221

Last Modified: August 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM

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