Freedom's Pen

Written by Wendy Lawton

Part of the Daughters of the Faith Series series

A young slave girl rises to poetic fame, challenging the chains of her past.

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144 pages· ~700L

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Captured and enslaved, young Phillis Wheatley discovers her poetic talent in America. Her words captivate the world, earning her recognition from leaders like George Washington. As she champions independence and freedom, Phillis becomes the first African American to publish a book, her legacy enduring through the ages. How will her voice change the course of history?

From the publisher

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.1761–Phillis Wheatley was a little girl of seven or eight years old when she was captured in Africa and brought to America as a slave. But she didn’t let her circumstances keep her down. She learned to read and write in English and Latin, and showed a natural gift for poetry. By the time she was twelve, her elegy at the death of the great pastor George Whitefield brought her worldwide acclaim. Phillis became known to heads of state, including George Washington himself, speaking out for American independence and the end of slavery. She became the first African American to publish a book, and her writings would eventually win her freedom. More importantly, her poetry still proclaims Christ almost 250 years later.

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