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On Being Brought from Africa to America By Phillis Wheatley

On Being Brought from Africa to America By Phillis Wheatley. ’TWAS mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither fought now knew, Some view our sable race with scornful eye,

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On Being Brought from Africa to America By Phillis Wheatley

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  1. On Being Brought fromAfrica to AmericaBy Phillis Wheatley • ’TWAS mercy brought me from my Pagan land, • Taught my benighted soul to understand • That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too: • Once I redemption neither fought now knew, • Some view our sable race with scornful eye, • “Their colour is a diabolic die.” • Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, • May be refin’d, and join th’ angelic train.

  2. Directions: Before reading the poem, answer questions one through three. After reading the poem, work with your group to answer the remaining questions. 1. Phillis Wheatley was taken from her home in Africa and brought to America at the age of 7. How do you think she felt about this experience and her new life of slavery? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you suppose her life was like as a child in America? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 3. How do you think she was treated by her owners? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

  3. 4. Does she sound grateful or resentful about being brought to America? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Summarize the message of the poem on the lines below.

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