Phillis Wheatley: The Enslaved Poet Who Met with George Washington - Our American Stories

On this episode of Our American Stories, Phillis Wheatley, the first published black poet, has the remarkable distinction of being invited to meet with King George III and George Washington. Leslie Johnson of the American Village tells her story.

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