Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author to publish a book of poetry, will be honored during a first-day-of-issue event Jan. 29 at the Old South Meeting House in Boston.

The United States Postal Service will issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet and author of a book in the American Colonies, as the ...

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The U.S. Postal Service will honor Phillis Wheatley—the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book—with the 49th stamp in its Black Heritage series, celebrating her ...

The United States Postal Service has unveiled that its new Black Heritage stamp will be of Phillis Wheatley, who is believed to be the first African American author to publish a book of poetry.

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series. The ...

The United States Postal Service has announced a new Forever stamp honoring Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to publish a book of poetry. The 49th entry in the USPS Black Heritage series, ...

Wheatley, who is known as the “mother of African American literature,” will join the company of Booker T. Washington and Harriet Tubman in the stamp series. The United States Postal Service has ...

Phillis Wheatley is the first published African-American poet. The U.S. Postal Service will honor Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, with the 49th Black Heritage Stamp, ...

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