One of the reason is because of poverty, second is freedom. Also the gap between black and white American.
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was a famous African American poet. she was also eduacated by her every own owners. also she was a house hold which she served as a slave
by being a famous poet and being the first African American poet!! hee hee
Phillis Wheatley was inspired by a pen when she saw someone writing with it. Then her parents inspired her to start learning and to stop doing chores. She soon became known for her amazing poetry and was inspired by people who enjoyed her work. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the king were expecting to meet her!
Phillis Wheatly was an African-American poet, and she is specially remembered because she was the first African-American woman published in the US, with her book called 'Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral', which was published in 1773.