An inspiring story that describes how in 1775, when General George Washington was leading the fight against the British to free the American colonies, Phillis Wheatley, an African-American poet, decided to write a poem of encouragement to him.,Shares the story of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who wrote a poem of encouragement for George Washington.An inspiring story that describes how in 1775, when General George Washington was leading the fight against the British to free the American colonies, Phillis Wheatley, an African-American poet, decided to write a poem of encouragement to him.,Shares the story of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who wrote a poem of encouragement for George Washington.