Phillis Wheatley

I have always been curious about African American history because when I was growing up, the inquisitive kid that I was, there was no mention in my textbooks that we as a people individually or collectively contributed to anything.

The Freedom Trail Foundation recently announced the return of their African American Patriots tour for the month of February. It will run every weekend in February.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most heralded revolutionary acts: the Boston Tea Party. Part of the celebration will include an unveiling by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum of its newest acquisition, a first-edition copy of Phillis Wheatley’s book “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral”.

In “Phillis in Boston,” a world premiere play debuting at the Old South Meeting House next month, African American poet and prodigy Phillis Wheatley is in the spotlight.