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Phillis Wheatley (Phillis Peters): A Critical Attempt and a Bibliography of Her Writings
Phillis Wheatley Peters: The Life and Legacy of the First African American Published Poet
Much of what we know about Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753–1784) is a brief biographical sketch. She was enslaved as a young girl.
Page spread from William Bache’s Silhouettes Album
19th Century Silhouette Portrait Album Reveals Hundreds of Identities
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the launch of William Bache’s Silhouettes Album, a microsite featuring
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Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Archives Launch #19SuffrageStories
Washington, D.C.
Da Vinci's “Codex on the Flight of Birds” to be Exhibited