Wheatley,
Phillis 1753?-84; Am. poet, born in Africa & brought to America as a slave
See Wheatley in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hwētˈlē, wētˈ-), Phillis 1753?-1784.
African-born American poet considered the first widely recognized Black writer in America. Her works include Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773).