|  | | Black History Biography of the DayFriday, October 31, 2025
 |  | | Phillis Wheatley circa 1753-1784
 
  | Though arriving in the American colonies as a slave, Phillis Wheatley wrote the first book published by an American black and the second written by a woman in North America. | 
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 This Week's Featured Black History Resources |  | 
	| Featured Book | . | Featured Movie |  | | Freedom's Pen 
  Phillis Wheatley's life, slightly fictionalized, comes to life for young girls.
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 |  | | Deacons For Defense 
 
  | The Klan would not stop for Federal injunctions ... but they would stop when their intended victims fought back! | 
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