Lucretia Newman Coleman (1856 – July 31, 1948) was an African-American writer born in British North America to a fugitive slave.

Lucretia Howe Newman was born around 1854 in Dresden, Canada West to Nancy D. (née Brown) and William P.

[5][6] He himself involved in the press, publishing multiple times in The North Star and serving as editor of The Provincial Freeman.

[7] At that time, the family of six went to Haiti to investigate the possibility of settling there, but the prevalence of Catholicism made him turn his sights to Jamaica.

[5][6][8] Some accounts state that Newman's mother died after the family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, and a 13-month illness ensued.

[7] In 1880, she worked as a teacher in Frankfort, Kentucky[7] before being hired as a secretary and book keeper for the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1883 under Benjamin W.

[10][17] In the announcement of her wedding, she was referred to as “one of the most accomplished ladies of Nashville, Tennessee, where she taught a school successfully for many terms.”[7] They briefly relocated to Miles City, Montana, where Robert ran a barbershop, before settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[19][18] Through the 1880s and 1890s, she published in such volumes as the A.M.E. Church Review and the American Baptist[9] and her works were widely praised in black journals for the scientific and philosophical depth of the writing.

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.