Phyllis Wheatley, poet
May 8, 1753-Dec. 5, 1784
A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Paul Lee (Candelwick, 2003).
The life story of the first African American woman poet. At age seven, she was kidnapped from her home in Africa and shipped to America and sold to the Wheatley family.
Harry Truman, U.S. President
May 8, 1884-Dec. 26, 1972
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
The sign on Truman’s desk read “The Buck Stops Here.” This piano-playing 33rd president held watermelon spitting wars in the White House.
The Truman Presidential Museum & Library is the source for Truman research.
