She was given her name by John and his wife Susanna after the ship she journeyed to America on, The Phillis. ... She was a very bright child who was reading passages from the Bible, Greek and Latin classics, astronomy, geography, history, and British literature only sixteen months after her arrival. ... George Whitefeild", which was published in North America and England. ... It was the first book of published poetry by an African American. ... She married a free African American, John Peters. ...

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