Samuel Alfred Beadle
Samuel Alfred Beadle was an American poet and attorney, who was born the son of a slave in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Chicago, Illinois. 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. He married Aurelia Thomas and their son Richard Henry Beadle became a prominent photographer in Jackson.Writings
