Albery A. Whitman
Poet
1851-05-30 – 1901-06-29
Albery Allson Whitman was an American poet, minister, and orator born into slavery in Kentucky. He became known in his lifetime as the "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race" and published epic poems including An Idyl of the South.
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Quotes by Albery A. Whitman
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Adversity is the school of heroism, endurance the majesty of man, and hope the torch of high aspirations.
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Petition and complaint are the language of imbecility and cowardice-the evidences of that puerile fear which extinguishes the soul.
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