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In Her Own Words

Happy Black History Month

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Steward Beckham
Feb 06, 2025
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Women of Distinction: Phillis Wheatley. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Phillis

On the Phillis in 1761, a young kidnapped African girl ended her journey to the British colonies on a continent referred to as the “New World.” The young lady had been sold from her home in Gambia or Senegal and traded to be a slave in budding colonies across the Atlantic Ocean…

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