Phillis Wheatley Day
When:
Saturday, Aug 18, 2018 12:00p -
2:00p
Saturday, Aug 18, 2018 12:00p -
2:00p
Where:
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Admission:
Unknown
Categories:
Kid Friendly
Event website:
www.osmh.org
Phillis Wheatley Day
Meet Poet Phillis Wheatley
Travel back in time to the 1770s with African-American poet Phillis Wheatley to explore the Meeting House as it was when she attended church here! Phillis Wheatley, portrayed by a Freedom Trail Foundation Player® dressed in full 18th-century costume, will share her experiences as a writer, churchgoer, and enslaved woman in colonial Boston. FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION.
