Phillis Wheatley loses and discovers Liberty! part one

Discover fascinating people and ideas in American history and the Bible through short stories on This Week's Story mp3 audio and text for reading.

Slavery is a dark side of history with individual stories of victory breaking the chains. Phillis Wheatley knew victory and loss.

Slavery was the loss of my Liberty! At first Africa was my homeland. It was where my ancestors were born and my roots still remain. I lived in a community of people loving one another and relying on one another. We were happy and free.

The slave trade was growing...
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