Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
“The historic collection that shattered the silence of a century and birthed a literary legacy.”
Witness the birth of African American literature through the profound and elegant verses of a young woman who defied every colonial expectation. This collection captures a brilliant mind navigating the complexities of faith, freedom, and identity while bound by the chains of her time.
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