AFAM 40B Lecture 9: Phillis Wheately and Important Time Events
9 Mar 2017
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Afam 40b: lecture 9: phillis wheately and important time events. On being brought from africa to america (1773) (cid:862)t(cid:449)as (cid:373)er(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:271)rought (cid:373)e fro(cid:373) (cid:373)(cid:455) paga(cid:374) la(cid:374)d, That there"s a god, that there"s a a(cid:448)iour too; Some view our sable race with scornful eye, (cid:862)their (cid:272)olour is a diabolic die. (cid:863) Ma(cid:455) (cid:271)e redi(cid:374)"d a(cid:374)d joi(cid:374) th" a(cid:374)geli(cid:272) trai(cid:374). (cid:863) This is a short poem by the first african american to publish a book collection. Stage of enlightenment in the second stage of the eighteenth century. Stage of revolution, where the masses of the world in western europe, the caribbean, and the. Americas stood up in word (and deed) to seek their just due. Reminder: priscilla was born in 1756 and brought to america. Phillis wheately was a young girl that was not only able to learn english, but became comfortable with greek and latin language. Questions to think about to answer next lecture:
