Albery A Whitman

Albery A Whitman (1851-1902) was an American poet, financial agent and a Methodist minister. Whitman is known for the book Not a Man and Yet a Man which dealt with status of African American in the United States of America.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Adversity is the school of heroism, endurance the majesty of man, and hope the torch of high aspirations.
• Petition and complaint are the language of imbecility and cowardice - the evidence of that puerile fear which extinguishes the soul.

George Moore