TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE

Personal Turning Point in My Life



Phillis Wheatley was kidnapped and sold at a slave auction at age seven to a prosperous Boston family who educated her and treated her as a family member. Although held in slavery by the merchant family, she received a fairly good education that enabled him to learn Latin and Greek and to study the Bible. She quickly mastered the English language and his first poem was published when she was older than 13 years. Amazed by her literary ability, the Wheatley family made Phillis' education an important concern, and left ...