Phillis Wheatley, presented by Valerie Foxx
Dec 15, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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Episode description
Author, poet, actress, and enterpreneuer Valerie Foxx joins us to talk about interpreting Phillis Wheatley, who arrived in Boston as a seven-year old captive from Senegal, and became the first published African-American poet in 1773. The multi-talented Valerie Foxx presents as Phillis Wheatley and through Butterfly Foxx Productions brings stories like Phillis Wheatley's to life.
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