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In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters (Updated Time/Location)

A screening & discussion with filmmaker Leslie Askew

Location

Lecture Hall 1: Biological Sciences : LH 1

Date & Time

October 6, 2026, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Description

‘In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ is a 35-minute short film that reveals the little-known love story of Phillis Wheatley —America’s first published Black poet—and John Peters, a free Black...
A side view of a young black woman with her hand to her face and a white bonnet from around 1775. This is an engraving on a sepia-toned background.