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WALT WHITMAN
(1819 -1892)
POET
With
the publication of Leaves of Grass, Whitman emerged from the 'closet.'
The
poems were branded as scandalous by some, but highly praised by others.
Whitman:
Famous American series 1940. Surface mail to French Niger via
British
Nigeria. Dual censorship. Delayed mail, backstamped Kano, Nigeria
25
Dec. 1940, Cotonou, Dahomey 5 Jan. 1942, Dosso, Niger 8 Jan. 1942 and
Maradi,
Niger 15 Jan. 1942. Over one year and two months in transit.
Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983
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