In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters – Documentary Screening and Discussion

Please join filmmaker, Leslie Askew, for an early screening of her documentary In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters, which brings together historians, literature scholars, and cultural studies specialists to spotlight, in the 2026 US-founding anniversary year, a vital figure of the Revolutionary era. Following the screening there will be a roundtable discussion with selected students, Leslie Askew, and producer, Turlough White. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please register through the TCU Calendar.

This event is sponsored by:

AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Center for Connection Culture
Center for Public Education and Community Engagement
Department of English
John V. Roach Honors College
Lillian Radford Chair of Rhetoric and Composition
Lorraine Sherley Professorship in Literature
Mary Couts Burnett Library