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Remembering Phillis Wheatley

Learn about the African-born muse of 18th century Boston.

May 8, 2017
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Commonwealth Salon
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Library
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Learning and lectures
    Preservation Month
  • Posted:
2017-05-08T18:00:00 - 2017-05-08T19:30:00

Phillis Wheatley arrived in Boston in 1761 in what is now Chinatown. Purchased as a slave, ten years later she was an internationally famous poet.

At this event, Barbara Lewis, director of University of Massachusetts Boston's Trotter Institute, explores Phillis Wheatley's world.

May 8, 2017
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    Commonwealth Salon
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Boston Public Library
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Learning and lectures
    Preservation Month
  • Posted:
2017-05-08T18:00:00 - 2017-05-08T19:30:00
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