John Lewis Waller (January 12, 1850 – 1907) was an African American lawyer, politician, journalist, publisher, businessman, military leader, and diplomat whose rise culminated in his becoming the United States consul to Madagascar. He was the grandfather of Negro World editor, poet, composer, and lyricist Andy Razaf. (Razaf's frequent collaborator, musician Fats Waller, was no relation.) (From Wikipedia)
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A Black Odyssey: John Lewis Waller and the Promise of American life, 1878-1900 (Lawrence, KS: Regents Press of Kansas, c1981), by Randall Bennett Woods (page images at HathiTrust)