AP African American Studies Resource Archive

AP African American Studies Resource Library

An open book shows the title page of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley on the right. On the left, an engraving of the Black poet Phillis Wheatley in profile, sitting at a desk with a quill in hand.

The Life and Work of Phillis Wheatley

with Krystal Mackie, Jeanette Providence, and Sandra Trenholm

Discover the eighteenth-century poet who was enslaved, became free, and built a lasting legacy.

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A photograph of a Black woman with black curly hair and large hoop earrings, wearing a blue flowered blouse and a cerulean ascot posed in front of a window.

“What Is Slavery?”

with Brenda Stevenson

Explore how the globalization of trade propelled the business of slavery.

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Marcus Nevius wearing a checked-stripe sport coat with a lapel pin over a gray turtleneck.

City of Refuge

with Marcus P. Nevius

Explore the history of freed peoples in the Great Dismal Swamp and their relationship to maroon communities.

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A man with a beard, blue and white checkered shirt, and dark blue suit jacket smiles at the camera.

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley

with David Waldstreicher

Explore the life of this Black, female poet who published a book of poems while enslaved, and learn about the reactions to her work at the time.

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