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Blount Mansion's Semiquincentennial Lecture Series

Blount Mansion's Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series: Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution Blount Mansion is proud to present Dr. Katy Chiles of the University of Tennessee. She will speak on “Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution.” Phillis Wheatley was a Black poet enslaved in Boston during the American Revolution. This talk discusses how her poetry takes up the themes of liberty, freedom, and slavery and how she started the African American literary tradition. Katy Chiles is an Associate Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty in Africana Studies at…