Captured and brought from Africa to the US in 1761, Wheatley became a house slave for John Wheatley and his wife Susana, who, recognizing Wheatley’s intelligence and wit, educated her in English and Latin and encouraged her talent, allowing her to study. As a teen, she began writing poetry modeled on Alexander Pope, and her work was published in the collection Poems on Various Subjects. She is considered the first important African-American writer in the US. Why was she named Phillis? Discuss