African American WomenAfrican American women made great contributions to the American Revolution even though they were still slaves after America's independence from the British. Through literature and courage African American women have been able to make a difference in their lives. These actions of African American women brought them the freedom they have always deserved by no longer having to be anyone's slave. During the American Revolution the actions of Phillis Wheatley and Elizabeth Freeman influenced the rights they would gain after the revolution. Phillis Wheatley influenced the American Revolution through her literature. She was brought to Boston in 1761 as a slave and learned to read in 1765. She also published her first poem in a New England newspaper in 1765 when she was about twelve years old (Foner 235). Phillis Wheatley was able to demonstrate how blacks were truly Americans and were also intelligent. “My love of liberty,” wrote the black poet Phillis Wheatley in 1783” (Foner 235). He spoke about the freedom that African Americans should have and how no one should ever be taken from their homeland to be enslaved in a foreign land. He also wrote a political poem addressed to King George III. “And may every climate with equal joy see the smile of a monarch can liberate his subjects! (Hoffman 351). Through her political poetry, Phillis Wheatley, wanted the American colonies to understand that they deserve freedom and should not obey King George III. Then on October 26, 1775, Wheatley wrote a poem to President George Washington. In one part of the poem he stated that Washington was a great leader and no one else could compare to his greatness. “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on your…half of the paper…running their life” (Mumbett: Court Record). Betts' courage in speaking out against his slave owner had an impact on the aftermath of the American Revolution because it demonstrated that African Americans would gain freedom if they continued to fight for their rights. The actions of Phillis Wheatley and Elizabeth Freeman both influenced the American Revolution. Wheatley through his literature, which included poems sent to George Washington and a poem written regarding King George III, was able to set an example of how African Americas are intelligent human beings and equal to the American colonies. Elizabeth Wheatley went against all odds to gain her freedom by suing her slave owner and winning the case in court. The actions of Phillis Wheatley and Elizabeth Freeman during the American Revolution influenced the freedom rights they would gain years after the end of the American Revolution.