During the time with the Wheatley family she was under, she expressed a keen talent for learning and published many of her poems in the local newspaper, gaining recognition as the first black female poet in the Americas. In her poem, she talks about moving from her “pagan” land to teach her “benighted soul” that “there is a God.” She shows her appreciation to the challenging voyage that was protected by some sort of supreme being or divine protection, learning about god. She then attacks the racism of the white people that are given a lesson in basic ethic, but fail to recognize black people as humans and angelic. The author finally concludes but asserting her claim that all people are welcome before God, and none are turned away. Her poem was written in the earliest times of American history when religion was a major element of American society. Her views were acknowledged by her community members because they were all extremely faithful and could not deny this fact of God being merciful and accepting of
During the time with the Wheatley family she was under, she expressed a keen talent for learning and published many of her poems in the local newspaper, gaining recognition as the first black female poet in the Americas. In her poem, she talks about moving from her “pagan” land to teach her “benighted soul” that “there is a God.” She shows her appreciation to the challenging voyage that was protected by some sort of supreme being or divine protection, learning about god. She then attacks the racism of the white people that are given a lesson in basic ethic, but fail to recognize black people as humans and angelic. The author finally concludes but asserting her claim that all people are welcome before God, and none are turned away. Her poem was written in the earliest times of American history when religion was a major element of American society. Her views were acknowledged by her community members because they were all extremely faithful and could not deny this fact of God being merciful and accepting of