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Phillis Wheatley blue plaque
Phillis Wheatley · Poet
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“On this site in September 1773 A.Bell Booksellers published a volume of poems by Phillis Wheatley 1753-1784 the first work of an African American female writer published in English. United States Embassy & Dorsett Hospitality International ”
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1753-84
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Dorsett City Hotel, 9 Aldgate High Street
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