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Champions of Liberty: Phillis Wheatley, Joseph Sewall, and the Old South Church

Poet Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784) was a consistent and passionate advocate for liberty in every form: she called for an end to slavery, championed political and religious freedoms, and considered a sinful life to be a kind of servitude. She consistently opposed British infringements on American rights and saw political oppression as a form of […]

by Joseph Manca