Talking Back: Phillis Wheatley, Race, and Religion
This essay examines the means by which African American poet Phillis Wheatley uses her evangelical Christianity to engage issues of race in revolutionary America. In her poetry and other writings, she addresses and even instructs white men of privilege on the spiritual equality of people of African...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-8 |
Further subjects: | B
Thomas Jefferson
B Race B Phillis Wheatley B Religion |
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Summary: | This essay examines the means by which African American poet Phillis Wheatley uses her evangelical Christianity to engage issues of race in revolutionary America. In her poetry and other writings, she addresses and even instructs white men of privilege on the spiritual equality of people of African descent. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10060401 |