Albery Allson Whitman

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1851 – 1901

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Who was Albery Allson Whitman?

Albery Allson Whitman was an African American poet, minister and orator. Born into slavery, Whitman created a successful career for himself as a writer, and during her lifetime was acclaimed as the "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race". Throughout his lifetime he worked as a manual laborer, school teacher, financial agent, fundraiser and pastor. He died in 1901 of pneumonia.

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Born
1851
Education
  • Wilberforce University
Died
1901

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on July 23, 2013

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