To His Excellency General Washington

Phillis Wheatley

26 pages 52-minute read

Phillis Wheatley

To His Excellency General Washington

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1773

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In 1775, an enslaved poet penned verses praising the general who would lead America to freedom, creating one of literature's most complex paradoxes. Test your understanding of Phillis Wheatley's "To His Excellency General Washington" and the revolutionary era that shaped both poet and nation.

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