Phillis Wheatley. ca. 1753-1784. Despite spending much of her life as a slave, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish a book of poems. Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761.
An express contract is a contract whose terms the parties have explicitly set out. This is also termed as special contract. In an express contract, all the elements would be specifically stated. In an express contract, the agreement of the parties is expressed in words, either in oral or written form.
Employment contracts can be expressed (explicit) or implied (implicit). With an expressed contract, the employer and employee have explicitly agreed to the terms of the employment contract. An express no moonlighting policy is one way an employer might try to prevent an employee from having a second job.