Chernoh Sesay Jr. on eighteenth-century poet Phillis Wheatley in history and memory: "After Wheatley’s death, black detractors have debated her significance at least since the late nineteenth century; however, the late twentieth-century emergence of Wheatley studies has evolved a debate about Wheatley that parallels, but also contrasts, mentions of her in broader public forums. The … Continue reading Sesay on Remembering Phillis Wheatley at @AAIHS