The article “The Attraction of Planets” was written by Martin Delany who interestingly enough Is not an astronomer. He was instead an abolitionist, journalist, doctor , soldier, and writer. He is also credited as being one of the first proponents of black nationalism and coining the term Pan-Africanism. Delany was also one of the first Black men to be admitted into Harvard medical school, worked hand in hand with Fredrick Douglass, and eventually even worked as a judge. It makes sense to have one of Delany’s writings within this magazine but It is interesting that the first article of his to appear within the Anglo-African magazine is a piece on astronomy.