Smithsonian Acquires Phillis Wheatley Collection, Including ‘Ocean’ Manuscript
In September 1773, Phillis Wheatley, a young enslaved woman from Boston, boarded a ship home from London, where she had...
Read moreIn September 1773, Phillis Wheatley, a young enslaved woman from Boston, boarded a ship home from London, where she had...
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Read moreThe American artist Kehinde Wiley shot to fame in 2018 with his unconventional presidential portrait, at least as far as...
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