J. Dallas Bowser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. Dallas Bowser

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1846

Place of Birth: Weldon, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: poet, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Dallas Bowser (February 15, 1846-January 1923) was a journalist and educator in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was the principal of Lincoln School there from 1868-1879 and later the principal of Attucks School.
He was a civil rights leader in the city and was widely known for his poem, "Take up the Black Man's Burden", written in 1899 in response to British poet Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden".
Bowser was a member of the Citizen's League of Kansas City Inter-Racial Committee.