Dr. Emily Field, a professor of English, spoke with the U.S. Postal Service about Phillis Wheatley, a West African who was brought to Boston on a slave ship and became a Colonial-era poet and author. The USPS recently released a new stamp honoring Wheatley as part of the organization’s Black Heritage stamp series.
Dr. Emily Field, a professor of English, spoke with the U.S. Postal Service about Phillis Wheatley, a West African who was brought to Boston on a slave ship and became a Colonial-era poet and author. The USPS recently released a new stamp honoring Wheatley as part of the organization’s Black Heritage stamp series.