{"product_id":"not-a-man-and-yet-a-man-by-a-a-whitman-albery-allson-whitman-paperback","title":"Not a man, and yet a man. By: A. A. Whitman \/ Albery Allson Whitman \/ - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. a. Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbery Allson Whitman (1851-1901) was an African American poet, minister and orator. Born into slavery, Whitman created a successful career for himself as a writer, and during his 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 Atlanta in 1901 of pneumonia.Whitman was born into slavery at a farm near Munfordville, Kentucky. After years as a manual laborer, working at a plowshop, on railroad construction and as a teacher, Whitman attended Wilberforce University in 1870. There he studied with Bishop Daniel Payne. Whitman stated that he wrote his 1877 poem Not a Man and Yet a Man so that \"he might speak more effectively for Wilberforce\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52541731143987,"sku":"9781981662043","price":18.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WU9xbEpPRUVjNmpEcXYxNU94ZmJiZz09.webp?v=1760885940","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/not-a-man-and-yet-a-man-by-a-a-whitman-albery-allson-whitman-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}