Samuel Alfred Beadle (August 17, 1857 – 1932) was an American poet and attorney, who was born the son of a slave in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He published three books of poetry and stories.

Samuel Alfred Beadle
Born17 August 1857 Edit this on Wikidata
Atlanta Edit this on Wikidata
Died1932 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 74–75)
Chicago Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer, poet Edit this on Wikidata
WorksAdam Shuffler, Lyrics of "The Underworld", Sketches from Life in Dixie Edit this on Wikidata

After the Civil War, Beadle moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he studied and practiced law, at one time in partnership with Perry Howard.[2] He married Aurelia Thomas and their son, Richard Henry Beadle (1884–1971) became a prominent photographer in Jackson.[1]

Writings

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  • Sketches from Life in Dixie (Chicago: Scroll Publishing and Literary Syndicate, 1899)
  • Lyrics of "The Underworld" (Jackson, Mississippi: W.A. Scott, 1912)
  • Adam Shuffler (Jackson, Mississippi: Harmon Publishing Co., 1901)

Bibliography

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  • Randy Patterson, Samuel Alfred Beadle: Black Mississippi Poet of the Early Twentieth Century, POMPA (Publications of the Mississippi Philological Association), 131-136 (1992)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Henry Beadle Photography Collection on Exhibit at Jackson State University", Black Art in America, January 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Beadle, Samuel Alfred", Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967, University Press of Mississippi, p. 25.