252:. They were very involved in public life in Minneapolis. Lucretia was very involved in local clubs, creating a literary society serving on the board and as a member of many local clubs. Her public service was honored by local youth in a 1889 testimonial dinner. Their daughter, Alberta Roberta was born in 1886 while they lived in Minnesota. Coleman's home included her brother Albert Newman. Through the 1880s and 1890s, she published in such volumes as the
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demanding her belongings, financial support, and a divorce. She was taken in by sympathetic neighbors, and moved to
Chicago after the divorce was settled. In 1902, Robert was institutionalized, and so was unable to provide spousal support. In Chicago, she may have written for a newspaper founded by her brother William, the
266:(1890), a novelization of Arnett's life, was critically acclaimed by her contemporaries. In 1891, her poem "Lucille of Montana", was serialized in American Baptist. In 1892 she was appointed to the board of the Educators of Colored Youth, and in 1894, she served as a vice president of the Colored Authors' Association.
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Coleman was the victim of regular domestic violence. Finally, in 1901, Robert attempted to choke her and ultimately violently drove his wife and daughter out of their house, denying them access to her possessions. In response, Coleman filed a complaint against Robert
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Catholicism made him turn his sights to Jamaica. In 1863, he determined to return to the United States and settled again in Cincinnati, resuming his pastorate at Union Baptist. He died in 1866 during a
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Lawrence, but university archives show she was only there for two years and did not earn a degree. The family left Appleton in 1876.
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Race and the City: Work, Community, and
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319:Poor Ben: A Story of Real Life
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1076:"Lucretia H. Newman Coleman"
912:Taylor, Henry Louis (1993).
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626:"Coleman, Lucretia Newman"
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166:Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
779:"Lucretia Newman Coleman"
452:Harris, Jennifer (2017).
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419:Cheek & Cheek 1996
250:Minneapolis, Minnesota
231:The Christian Recorder
223:Our Women and Children
174:The Provincial Freeman
130:African-American press
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1019:The Washington Times
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255:A.M.E. Church Review
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45:Lucretia Howe Newman
789:on 6 September 2015
246:Miles City, Montana
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194:Lawrence University
190:Appleton, Wisconsin
810:Arcadia Publishing
272:National Examiner.
219:Benjamin W. Arnett
85:Writer, journalist
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863:978-0-8103-9177-2
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