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On Being Brought from Africa to America

'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land,

Taught my benighted soul to

That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too:

Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.

Some view our sable race with scornful eye,"Their colour is a diabolic dye."Remember,

Christians,

Negro's, black as Cain,

May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.

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Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American author of a published book of poe…

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