Torchy Windrush Brown
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,Phillis Wheatley, was the first enslaved person, first African American woman and third female in the US colonies to publish a book of poetry. Her life and work would become emblematic of the US struggle for freedom, a tale whose most visible representation – the Boston Tea Party.
01:55 AM - Feb 21, 2023
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Joon Bugg
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How wonderful.
05:47 PM - Sep 19, 2023
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Jeanne Stewart
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Thank you for sharing!
10:10 AM - Aug 08, 2023
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Sarah Apfel
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In response to Torchy Windrush Brown.
I remember an assignment to read "A Hymn to the Morning" in elementary school - 3rd grade, maybe? -and at no point did the teacher or the textbook tell us that the author was black. Sigh...
08:55 AM - Feb 21, 2023
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Michelle Klein-Hass
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Yeah, same, and I grew up in the '70s. The only non-White faces we saw were in "Social Studies." And nobody spoke about non-White and non-male writers, unless they were talking about "Spirituals" and "Folk Music."
12:16 AM - Aug 04, 2023
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