American poet
George Clinton Rowe (1853–1903) was an American missionary, minister, and poet. He is referred to inJames T. Haley 'sAfro-American Encyclopaedia"" as the "Palmetto Poet".[ 1]
He was born inLitchfield, Connecticut .[ 2]
He established the Sunday school with three Newtown children in his house.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
He became a minister at the Plymouth Congregational Church inCharleston, South Carolina and published verses.[ 6] Hampton Institute and established what became theLittle England Chapel Sunday school.[ 7] [ 8]
"Thoughts in Verse" (1887) "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (1890)[ 9] "Our Heroes: Patriotic Poems on Men, Women, and sayings of the Negro race" ^ Haley, James T. (January 25, 1895)."Afro-American Encyclopaedia" . Haley & Florida – via Google Books. ^ Sherman, Joan R. (January 25, 1992).African-American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology ISBN 9780252062469 ^ "Little England Chapel-originally known as the Ocean Cottage Sunday School-built about 1879" . Historic Hampton Roads, Inc. 2010. Retrieved2010-07-09 .^ "Our History" . Little England Chapel Foundation. 2010. Retrieved2010-07-09 .^ Shull, Carol D.; Savage, Beth L. (1994).African American historic places ISBN 0-471-14345-6 ^ "Afro-American Encyclopedia: Or, the Thoughts, Doings, and Sayings of the Race" . Haley & Florida. January 25, 1895 – via Google Books.^ Loth, Calder (January 25, 1995).Virginia Landmarks of Black History: Sites on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places ISBN 9780813916019 ^ "Connecticut Review" . Board of Trustees for Connecticut State Colleges. January 25, 1971 – via Google Books.^ Andrews, William L.; Foster, Frances Smith; Harris, Trudier (February 15, 2001).The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature ISBN 9780198031758
