No, Phillis Wheatley does not "take the honors for 'America's' first black poet. See, among other works, _Early Negro writing, 1760-1837._ Selected and introduced by Dorothy Porter. Boston, Beacon Press, 1971. Professor T. J. Davis, Ph.D., J.D. Department of History College of Law Arizona State University Arizona State University Box 872501 Box 877906 Tempe AZ 85287-2501 Tempe AZ 85287-7906 VOX: (602) 965-4931 (602) 965-6847 FAX: (602) 965-0310 (602) 965-2427 On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, bill lindsay wrote: > Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 14:01:06 -0500 > From: bill lindsay <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Slavery in New York--Primary Sources > > Does not Phyllis Wheatley take the honors for "America's first black > poet?" > -- > > All the best, > > Bill > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > William R. Lindsay 95 Benjamin Avenue Rochester NY 14616-3160 > > (716) 621-3573 (h) >[log in to unmask] (716) 865-0188 fax > ___________________________________________________________________ >