Question

Black civil rights leaders of the 1960’s used “on being brought from africa to america” as evidence that phillis wheatley was __.

1. an imposter 2. a literature slave 3. an excellent poet 4. a traitor to her race

Answer 1

2 and 3. not all blacks came from Africa, but she DID! They didn't let slaves read nor write because of fear they would overturn the slave masters. But she had people help her learn the language.