Paul Laurence Dunbar
Accomplished poet, novelist and playwright, Paul Laurence Dunbar died of tuberculosis on February 9, 1906 at the young age of 33.
Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio to former slaves. He became one the first African American poets to achieve national and international notoriety. Dunbar completed four collected volumes of short stories, four novels, three published plays, lyrics for thirteen songs, fourteen books of poetry and over 400 published poems with his writings featured in many national publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly and Saturday Evening Post.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Thursday, February 9th 2023 at 3:53PM
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