George C. Rowe Explained

George Clinton Rowe (1853–1903) was an American missionary, minister, and poet. He is referred to in James T. Haley's Afro-American Encyclopaedia"" as the "Palmetto Poet".^[1]

Life and career

He was born in Litchfield, Connecticut.^[2]

He established the Sunday school with three Newtown children in his house.^[3] The popularity of the Bible sessions called for an expanded space.^{[4] [5]}

He became a minister at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Charleston, South Carolina and published verses.^[6] Rowe was also a printer at Virginia's Hampton Institute and established what became the Little England Chapel Sunday school.^{[7] [8]}

Bibliography

• "Thoughts in Verse" (1887)
• "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (1890)^[9]
• "Our Heroes: Patriotic Poems on Men, Women, and sayings of the Negro race"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afro-American Encyclopaedia. Haley. James T.. January 25, 1895. Haley & Florida. Google Books.
2. Book: Sherman, Joan R.. African-American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology. January 25, 1992. University of Illinois Press. 9780252062469. Google Books.
3. Web site: Little England Chapel-originally known as the Ocean Cottage Sunday School-built about 1879 . Historic Hampton Roads, Inc. 2010. 2010-07-09.
4. Web site: Our History . Little England Chapel Foundation . 2010 . 2010-07-09.
5. Book: Shull, Carol D. . Savage, Beth L. . African American historic places . Preservation Press . Washington, D.C. . 1994 . 503. 0-471-14345-6.
6. Web site: Afro-American Encyclopedia: Or, the Thoughts, Doings, and Sayings of the Race. January 25, 1895. Haley & Florida. Google Books.
7. Book: Loth, Calder. Virginia Landmarks of Black History: Sites on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. January 25, 1995. University of Virginia Press. 9780813916019. Google Books.
8. Web site: Connecticut Review. January 25, 1971. Board of Trustees for Connecticut State Colleges.. Google Books.
9. Book: The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. William L.. Andrews. Frances Smith. Foster. Trudier. Harris. February 15, 2001. Oxford University Press. 9780198031758. Google Books.