Samuel Alfred Beadle Explained

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.

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.

Writings

• 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

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

Notes and References

1. http://blackartinamerica.com/profiles/blogs/henry-beadle-photography-collection-on-exhibit-at-jackson-state-u "Henry Beadle Photography Collection on Exhibit at Jackson State University"
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=RfXGJBB1HvoC&dq=samuel+alfred+beadle+%22perry+howard%22&pg=PA25 "Beadle, Samuel Alfred"