mar 5, 1773 - on being brought from africa to america
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written by phyllis wheatley, From the female perspective on slavery. Explains how it was mercy that she was brought to America from her previous “Pagan land”, Africa. She has assimilated to America and has adopted Christianity. Explains how most white people see Africans in a bad light and how their color is a “Diabolic die” (276). She then encourages white slave owners to remember to that Africans can refineed, assimilate, and adopt Christianity.Added to timeline:
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mar 5, 1773
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~ 253 years ago