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Jan 27, 2026
Join Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug for a discussion centered around the work of Phillis Wheatley, an American writer who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
Kirstin Anderson Birkhaug (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is assistant professor of political science at Hope College,...