Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley in the American Literature
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Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley, both of whom were enslaved in America at the time, had significant impacts on the development of American literature of the 1700s. It's believed that they were abducted in Africa and sold as slaves in America at a tender age. Both authors share their views and life experiences as slaves in their pieces of literature. Their writings were affected by their background, education, and the life experience of voicing for the slaves. The literary pieces […]
