Albery Allson Whitman

Albery Allson Whitman (May 30, 1851 – June 29, 1901^[1] was an African-American poet, minister and orator. Born into slavery, Whitman became a writer. During his lifetime he was acclaimed as the "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race". He worked as a manual laborer, school teacher, financial agent, fundraiser and pastor. He died in Atlanta in 1901 of pneumonia.

^ Johns, Robert L. (2000). "Whitman, Albery". In Salzman, Jack; Robinson, Greg; Russell, Thaddeus (eds.). Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history. New York : Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-02-865441-6.

[1] Johns, Robert L. (2000). "Whitman, Albery". In Salzman, Jack; Robinson, Greg; Russell, Thaddeus (eds.). Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history. New York : Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-02-865441-6.

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