Simonetta Carr has written an accessible and balanced book on an important figure in African American and American Christian history. Her sensitive treatment of the life and work of Phillis Wheatley is a fine introduction to a new generation of readers.” — Eric M. Washington, associate professor of history and director of African and African Diaspora Studies, Calvin University
“Phillis Wheatley is the quintessential persona non grata of African American history. The powers that be of her day could not believe that the beautiful, eloquent poems ascribed to her could emanate from someone so young, so female, and so Black. Later generations of Black activists and intellectuals failed to appreciate her theological underpinnings, which included an understanding of God’s sovereignty and divine providence, even in relation to the atrocious and sinful institution of slavery. I am eternally grateful to Simonetta Carr for bringing the complex story of this prodigious and profound poet to the consciousness of a new generation of young readers.” — Ken Jones, pastor of Glendale Missionary Baptist Church, Miami, Florida, and cohost of the White Horse Inn
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BN ID: | 2940160243894 |
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Publisher: | One Audiobooks |
Publication date: | 10/18/2023 |
Series: | Christian Biographies for Young Readers |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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