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May 30
13m 23s

Phillis Wheatley, esclave et poète

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Virginie Girod vous transporte Au Cœur de l’Histoire, à la découverte des poèmes de Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784). Arrachée à ses terres natales et réduite en esclavage dans l’Amérique coloniale du XVIIIe siècle, Phillis Wheatley parvient à sortir de sa condition et marque bientôt l’Histoire de la littérature afro-américaine, devenant une poétesse majeure.

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